BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN

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	Definition:	[n] a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between General Custer's cavalry and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command

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	Synonyms:	Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand, Little Bighorn

	See Also:	butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, Montana, MT, slaughter, Treasure State

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