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ID: 901000039
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000039
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Battle of Little Bighorn (Plains Wars, 1876)

Note: Battle in which a US detachment met defeat at the Little Bighorn, where Custer and nearly half of the 7th Cavalry Regiment were killed.

Display Date: 25 June 1876

Names:
Battle of Little Bighorn (Plains Wars, 1876) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
Battle of Little Big Horn (Plains Wars, 1876) (English,U,P)
Custer’s Last Stand (Plains Wars, 1876) (English,U,P)
Greasy Grass, Battle of the, Mont. (Plains Wars, 1876) (English,U,P)
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont. (Plains Wars, 1876) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Named Events (P)
....<North and South American history> (P)
........<United States history> (P)
............Indian Wars (American history, 1790-1890) (P)
................Plains Wars (American history, 1850s-1870s) (P)
....................Battle of Little Bighorn (Plains Wars, 1876) (P)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... battles
.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Battle of Little Bighorn (Plains Wars, 1876)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Battle of Little Big Horn (Plains Wars, 1876)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Custer’s Last Stand (Plains Wars, 1876)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Greasy Grass, Battle of the, Mont. (Plains Wars, 1876)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont. (Plains Wars, 1876)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85077676
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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