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A 1983 brush fire revealed a mass grave of participants in this battle in the Deep Coulee. Drawings commissioned to depict this battle always depict the losing side’s flag upside down. Two days before this battle, one commander had a dream of soldiers falling upside down into his camp. The memoir “Boots and Saddles” (10[1])recounts the life of a commander killed at this battle from the perspective of his wife. That commander in this battle was knocked off his horse by Brave Woman and employed the Irishman Myles Keough. Arikara scouts were killed during Marcus Reno’s initial assault during this battle, which led to the annihilation of the 7th Cavalry. For 10 points, a coalition of Plains Native Americans led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse won what battle against George Armstrong Custer? ■END■

ANSWER: Battle of the Little Bighorn [or Battle of the Greasy Grass; accept Custer’s Last Stand]
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