Custer

George Armstrong Custer

photographed in the early 1860s

Cus·ter

 (kŭs′tər), George Armstrong 1839-1876.

American soldier. A brigadier general at age 23, he was killed and his troops annihilated by Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse at Little Bighorn.

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Custer

(ˈkʌstə)

n

(Biography) George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana

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Cus•ter

(ˈkʌs tər)

n.

George Armstrong, 1839–76, U.S. general: killed at the battle of Little Bighorn.

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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) General Custer, George Armstrong Custer

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