[Scoutmaster]

Asking as the descendant of one of Custer’s scouts at the Washita River, was that a battle or a massacre in your opinion?

[robowombat]

No, I have always thought that ‘The Custer massacre’ was about as stupid a title for a battle as could be. Custer's force were regularly organized elements of the US Army conducting offensive operations. What ensued is correctly called the ‘Battle of the Little Big Horn’ or more informally ‘Custer's Defeat’. Calling it the ‘Custer Massacre’ is akin to calling the defeat of the 24th Division at Taejon as ‘Dean's Massacre’.