After about 20 minutes of long-distance firing, Reno had taken only one casualty, but the odds against him had risen (Reno estimated five to one) and Custer had not reinforced him.
Reno je takoj zaustavil svoje enote in na svoj izpostavljeni levi bok poslal svoje staroselske izvidnike iz plemen Arikara/Ree in Vran.