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Definition of Battle of the little bighorn
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Butchery, Carnage, Mass Murder, Massacre, Slaughter
Geographical relationships: Montana, Mt, Treasure State
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of The Little Bighorn
Literary usage of Battle of the little bighorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"... just west of Miles City in 1876, after Custer's defeat at the Battle of the
Little Bighorn. Range Riders museum has nine buildings, preserving the ..."
2. Guide to U.S. Army Museums by R. Cody Phillips (1997)
"... military small arms—some of which had been used during the Indian wars of the
nineteenth century, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. ..."
3. A History of Oklahoma by Joseph Bradfield Thoburn, Isaac Mason Holcomb (1908)
"... command in the same kind of a hopeless predicament in which it was entrapped
and exterminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, eight years later. ..."
4. Accounting for Pow/Mias from the Korean War and the Vietnam War: Hearing edited by Robert K. Dornan (1998)
"In a lone foxhole, one cavalry trooper, like his forebears under Custer at the
Battle of the Little Bighorn almost 120 years ago, went down fighting. ..."
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