Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event)
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Custer’s Last Stand is the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his troops were overwhelmingly defeated and killed by a coalition of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Custer’s Last Stand | 1 |
| Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event) Context triple: [George Armstrong Custer, notableWork, Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event)]
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Fetterman Fight
The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
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Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict from 1866 to 1868 in which Oglala Lakota leader Red Cloud successfully resisted U.S. military expansion along the Bozeman Trail in present-day Wyoming and Montana.
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Killing Custer
Killing Custer is a historical nonfiction book by Native American author James Welch that reexamines the Battle of the Little Bighorn from Indigenous perspectives and critiques traditional U.S. historical narratives.
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Fetterman
Fetterman is a surname most prominently associated with John Fetterman, the American politician and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event) Target entity description: Custer’s Last Stand is the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his troops were overwhelmingly defeated and killed by a coalition of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
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A.
Fetterman Fight
The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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B.
Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
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C.
Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict from 1866 to 1868 in which Oglala Lakota leader Red Cloud successfully resisted U.S. military expansion along the Bozeman Trail in present-day Wyoming and Montana.
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D.
Killing Custer
Killing Custer is a historical nonfiction book by Native American author James Welch that reexamines the Battle of the Little Bighorn from Indigenous perspectives and critiques traditional U.S. historical narratives.
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E.
Fetterman
Fetterman is a surname most prominently associated with John Fetterman, the American politician and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
eventual defeat and confinement of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne to reservations
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increased U.S. military campaigns against Plains tribes ⓘ |
| approximateNativeForces | several thousand warriors ⓘ |
| approximateUSForces | about 600 soldiers and scouts ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arapaho
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Lakota Sioux ⓘ
linked to:
Oglala Lakota
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| cause |
Native resistance to U.S. encroachment on treaty lands
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U.S. desire to control Black Hills after gold discoveries ⓘ |
| commander |
Crazy Horse
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Frederick Benteen ⓘ Gall ⓘ George Armstrong Custer ⓘ Marcus Reno ⓘ Sitting Bull ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Custer National Cemetery ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Great Sioux War of 1876–77
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linked to:
Great Sioux War of 1876
|
| culturalImpact |
became symbol of heroic last stand in American popular culture
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subject of numerous books, paintings, and films ⓘ |
| date | 1876-06-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1876-06-26 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Battle of Greasy Grass
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Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ Custer’s Last Fight ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
controversy over Custer’s tactics and decisions
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differing Native and U.S. narratives of the battle ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
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linked to:
7th Cavalry Regiment
|
| killedCommander |
Boston Custer
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George Armstrong Custer ⓘ Thomas Custer ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Montana, United States
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linked to:
Montana
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| location | near Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory ⓘ |
| memorialSite | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument ⓘ |
| NativeCasualtiesEstimate | dozens killed and wounded ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Custer divided his regiment into several detachments
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entire Custer battalion annihilated ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| precededBy | U.S. attempts to force Lakota and allies onto reservations ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States National Park Service
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linked to:
National Park Service
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| result |
decisive Native American victory
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overwhelming defeat of U.S. 7th Cavalry detachment under Custer ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | fought along ridges and coulees above Little Bighorn River ⓘ |
| treatyContext | Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 ⓘ |
| USCasualtiesKilled | over 260 ⓘ |
| USCasualtiesWounded | over 50 ⓘ |
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Subject: Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event) Description of subject: Custer’s Last Stand is the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his troops were overwhelmingly defeated and killed by a coalition of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
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