Marcus Reno
Marcus Albert Reno | |
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Reno in 1876 | |
| Born | November 15, 1834 |
| Died | March 30, 1889 (aged 54) Washington, D.C., US |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1857–1880 |
| Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Unit | 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands | 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment |
| Conflicts | American Indian Wars American Civil War |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Colonel Marcus Albert Reno (November 15, 1834 – March 30, 1889) was a United States Army officer. He served in the American Civil War where he was a combatant in major battles, and later under George Armstrong Custer in the Great Sioux War against the Lakota (Sioux) and Northern Cheyenne.
Reno played a prominent role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he did not support Custer's battlefield position, remaining instead in a defensive formation with his troops about 4 miles (6.4 km) away. There has been longstanding controversy over his command decisions in the course of one of the most infamous defeats in U.S. military history.