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nouna river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
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nounwild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled hornstype of:
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- custer United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
- little bighorn a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
- battle of the little bighorn 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
- general custer United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
- little bighorn river a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
- sitting bull a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890)
- black hills mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
- george armstrong custer United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
- little horn a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
- tashunca-uitco a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)