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The Little Bighorn River is a tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana. The river is somewhat famous as the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. Little Bighorn River © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Little Bighorn River © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Wind-Bighorn rivers The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately 461 mi (742 km) long, in the western United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 kmÂ² (10th) - Land 251,706 kmÂ² - Water 1,851 kmÂ² (0. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Official languages English Area 381,156 kmÂ² (4th) - Land 377,295 kmÂ² - Water 3,862 kmÂ² (1%) Population (2000) - Population 902,195 (44th) - Density 2. ... The Battle of the Little Bighornâ€”which is also called Custers Last Stand and Custer Massacre and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grassâ€”was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The Little Bighorn rises in extreme northern Wyoming, along the north side of the Bighorn Mountains. It flows northward into Montana and across the Crow Indian Reservation, past the town of Crow Agency, and joins the Bighorn near the town of Hardin. The Bighorn Mountains are shown highlighted in red in the western United States The Bighorn Mountains are a mountain range in northern Wyoming in the United States, forming a spur from the Rocky Mountains extending approximately 200 miles (320 km) northward on the Great Plains. ... Crow Agency is a census-designated place located in Big Horn County, Montana. ... Hardin is a city located in Big Horn County, Montana. ...

The battle site, which is on the grounds of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, is approximately five miles south of Crow Agency, along the eastern side of the river. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army that took place on June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ...

The Mediadrome - History - Little Big Horn (2417 words)
	On June 25, 1876 at Little Big Horn, Custer divided his forces into three battalions and Reno was given Companies A, G and M. As one of the only senior officers to survive, he became the target of assertions of cowardice as attempts were made to assign responsibility for the massacre.
	the command was in the valley of one of the branches of the Little Big Horn.
	They made their approaches through the deep gulches that led from the hill-top to the river, and, when the jealous care with which the Indian guards the bodies of killed and wounded is considered, it is not astonishing that their bodies were not found.

Battle of the Little Bighorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2439 words)
	The Battle of the Little Bighorn—which is also called Custer's Last Stand and Custer Massacre and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grass—was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army.
	As the larger wing of Terry's troops, Custer's force arrived at an overlook 14 miles (23 km) east of the Little Bighorn River in what is now the state of Montana, on the night of June 24.
	By the end of the 20th Century, the general recognition of the mistreatment of the various Native American nations in the conquest of the American West, and the perception of Custer's role in it, have changed the image of the battle and of Custer.

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