Sioux was the Battle of the Little Bighorn, often known as Custer's Last Stand, the most storied of the many encounters between the U.S. army and mounted Plains Indians. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of US forces, was the most significant action of the
Dorothy Custer "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" to Jay on Valentine's Day 2012. In May 2012, Custer celebrated her 101st birthday by ziplining in the Snake River Canyon. Author and physician Jacob M. Appel honored Custer by modeling a minor character after her in his novel "The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up" (2012); in a 2013 interview, Custer said she was flattered by the honor but acknowledged not having read the book. In June 2013, Custer celebrated her 102nd birthday by BASE jumping off the Perrine Bridge into the Snake River Canyon. She became the oldest BASE jumper with the help of