[PAR] [TLE] Battle of Washita River [SEP] The Battle of Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita or the Washita Massacre) occurred on November 27, 1868 when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle’s Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River (near present-day Cheyenne, Oklahoma), part of a major winter encampment of numerous Native American tribal bands. [PAR] [TLE] Fort Elliott [SEP] Fort Elliott was a United States Army post in the Texas Panhandle, operational between 1875 and 1890 and named for Major Joel H. Elliott, a casualty of the Battle of Washita River in 1868.
[PAR] [TLE] Battle of Washita River [ SEP ] The Battle of Washita River ( also called Battle of the Washita or the Washita Massacre ) occurred on November 27 , 1868 when Lt . Col . George Armstrong Custer ’s 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle ’s Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River ( near present - day Cheyenne , Oklahoma ) , part of a major winter encampment of numerous Native American tribal bands . [PAR] [TLE] Fort Elliott [ SEP ] Fort Elliott was a United States Army post in the Texas Panhandle , operational between 1875 and 1890 and named for Major Joel H. Elliott , a casualty of the Battle of Washita River in 1868 .
Who led the Calvary at the Battle where Major Joel H. Elliott was a casualty ?
Who led the Calvary at the Battle where Major Joel H. Elliott was a casualty ?
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer