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a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 mi. (130 km) long. Also called Little Horn.
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Little Bighorn
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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
Little Bighorn — Little Big|horn the Little Bighorn a river in the US state of Montana, where General Custer fought against and was killed by Native Americans led by ↑Sitting Bull and ↑Crazy Horse in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
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Little Bighorn River — Origin 45°00′03″N 107°37′37″W / … Wikipedia
Little Bighorn River — Gewässerkennzahl US: 773405 Lage Wyoming und Montana, USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
Little Bighorn River — [ lɪtl bɪghɔːn rɪvə], rechter Nebenfluss des Bighorn River, rd. 145 km lang, im südlichen Montana, USA. Am Little Bighorn River geriet am 25. 6. 1876 eine Abteilung des 7. US Kavallerieregiments unter G. A. Custer in einen Hinterhalt der… … Universal-Lexikon
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
