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Custer's Last Stand
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Custer's Last Stand - 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 commandBattle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Little BighornMontana, Treasure State, MT - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border |
Custer's last stand
Custer's last standColonel George Custer's decisive defeat by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Modern historians approach Custer's last stand much differently than those of the early 20th century.See also: last, standCuster's Last Stand
Custer’s Last StandU.S. troops led by Col. Custer are massacred by the Indians at Little Big Horn, Montana (1877). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 701]See: Wild WestCuster's Last Stand
Synonyms for Custer's Last Standnoun a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876)Synonyms- Battle of Little Bighorn
- Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Little Bighorn
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