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Little Bighorn
n 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}]
2: 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 [syn: {Battle of Little
Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn}, {Custer's Last
Stand}]