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}, {Little Bighorn River}, {Little

Horn}]

2: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between

General Custer's cavalry 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: {Little Bighorn}, {Battle

of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn}, {Custer's

Last Stand}]