- Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Custer's Last Stand, battle between white American settlers led by Gen. Custer and the Sioux Indians on the 25th of June 1876 (resulted in a massacre of Custer's troops)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Battle of the Little Bighorn — Coordinates: 45°33′54″N 107°25′44″W / 45.565°N 107.42889°W / 45.565; 107.42889 … Wikipedia
Battle of the Little Bighorn — 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… … Useful english dictionary
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument — IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) … Wikipedia
Little Bighorn River — Origin 45°00′03″N 107°37′37″W / … Wikipedia
Little Bighorn — can refer to: * Little Bighorn River, (previously called Little Big Horn River ) a tributary of the Bighorn River in Wyoming and Montana. * Battle of the Little Bighorn, took place near the river in 1876. * Little Bighorn Battlefield National… … Wikipedia
Little Bighorn — river in N Wyo., flowing north into the Bighorn in S Mont.: c. 90 mi (145 km): in a battle near here (Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876) George Custer s troops attacked Dakota and Cheyenne Indians and were annihilated … English World dictionary
(the) Battle of Little Bighorn — the Battle of Little Bighorn [the Battle of Little Bighorn] the battle (1876) in which George Custer was killed with all 259 of his men of the Seventh Cavalry. This became known as Custer’s Last Stand. The soldiers were surrounded near the Little … Useful english dictionary
Little Bighorn, Battle of the — or Custer s Last Stand (June 25, 1876) Battle at the Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory, U.S., between federal troops led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and a band of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. The U.S. government had ordered the… … Universalium
Little Bighorn — noun 1. a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer s Last Stand • Syn: ↑Little Bighorn River, ↑Little Horn • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Wyoming, ↑E … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Little Bighorn — 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… … Useful english dictionary
