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General Custer was defeated at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. It used to be called Custer's Last Stand by the whites and the Battle of the Greasy Grass by the Indians. Custer defied orders to just observe the Indians and instead, in his arrogance ignored the scouts advice of the sheer numbers of Indians and attacked the encampment. It was not just the Sioux, however, but the Cheyenne, Arapaho and a few other tribes who defeated him.

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