Which US military defeat preceded the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Fetterman Fight
Wounded Knee Massacre
Battle of Washita River
Sand Creek Massacre
Answer
The Fetterman Fight, which took place during Red Cloud's War, was the worst military defeat suffered by the US Army on the Great Plains until the Battle of the Little Bighorn 10 years later. In the Fetterman Fight, 81 US soldiers were killed.
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