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George Armstrong Custer

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George Armstrong Custer
BornDecember 5, 1839
New Rumley, Ohio, USA
DiedJune 25, 1876
Little Bighorn, Montana Territory, USA
Political orientationSettler colonialism


George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a war criminal who committed genocide against native peoples on behalf of the United States. On November 27, 1868, he attacked unarmed Cheyenne civilians on a reservation at Washita Creek and murdered their leader, Black Kettle.[1]:145–6 In June 1876, he died at the Battle of Little Bighorn while fighting against Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. He was posthumously promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to General.[1]:151–2

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (2014). An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: '"Indian Country"'. [PDF] Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807000403