The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) is the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War (1876-1877). Five companies of the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) were wiped out in one day by the combined forces of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors under the Sioux chief Sitting Bull (l. c. 1837-1890).
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1876Rain-in-the-Face fights at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Jun 1876Sioux war chief Gall defeats Major Reno at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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25 Jun 1876 - 26 Jun 1876Battle of the Little Bighorn, in modern-day Montana, is a great Native American victory, the last in the Great Sioux War; Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer is killed.
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25 Jun 1876The Battle of the Little Bighorn begins, the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, ending on 26 June with the death of Lt. Colonel George Custer and five companies of the 7th Cavalry.
