Dr. Mark Bellnap, pictured on Reno-Benteen Hill, Saturday, June 25, while he served as a park interpreter during the 146th anniversary of the battle of the Little Bighorn, will give a presentation on the battle Monday, July 25, at the Little Temecula History Center. Valley News/Courtesy photo
TEMECULA – Dr. Mark S. Bellnap will speak to the Temecula Valley Historical Society at 6 p.m. Monday, July 25, on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a subject he has studied for about 25 years. Specifically, Bellnap will tell about the little-known secondary fight, the Battle on Reno-Beenten Hill, that took place on the same day. He will give a background for the two fights and will examine whether or not General Custer and others may have disobeyed orders by initiating the battles.The program will not be political in nature and will not analyze whether the U.S. government or Native American people were right or wrong in their views toward the U.S. policies.Bellnap attended the U.S. Cavalry School near the battle site where he learned about cavalry tactics and weapons of tha
