Meaning of LITTLE BIGHORN
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- [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
- [n] a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
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| Synonyms: | | Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand, Little Bighorn River, Little Horn |
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| See Also: | | butchery, carnage, Equality State, mass murder, massacre, Montana, Montana, MT, MT, river, slaughter, Treasure State, Treasure State, WY, Wyoming | |
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