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  Most Americans, and many other students of American history have heard of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand. This battle, which was fought on June 25 and 26, 1876, close to the Little Bighorn River in what is now eastern Montana, was the most famous battle of the Great Sioux War of 1876. The Indian tribes led by Crazy Horse and and Chief Gall, severely defeated the U.S. Seventh Cavalry, including the Custer Battalion, a force of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer. Custer was killed and total Seventh Cavalry deaths were 268, including scouts, and 55 were wounded. Native American casualties were estimat...

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