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little bighorn

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noun

a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer 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

noun

a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand

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