P&P
No. 2,125 in the Index · Military

George Armstrong Custer

United States cavalry commander (1839–1876).

Compare with… →
George Armstrong Custer
George L. Andrews · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Position Index95.8How it works
Rank#2,125Across the Index
Views, 30 days67.1KEnglish Wikipedia
Lived36 years1839–1876

The record

George Armstrong Custer was a United States cavalry commander. Born on 5 December 1839 in New Rumley, Custer died on 25 June 1876 in Big Horn County at the age of 36.

Positions held include commander-in-chief. Custer studied at United States Military Academy.

With a Wikipedia article in 61 languages, George Armstrong Custer is No. 2,125 in the People and Position Index.

Born
5 December 1839, New Rumley
Died
25 June 1876, Big Horn County (aged 36)
Country
United States
Known as
Military officer, soldier
Field
Military
Party
Democratic Party
Education
United States Military Academy
Languages
English
Wikipedia editions
61

Did you know

36

Lived to 36.

5 Dec

Shares a birthday with Walt Disney and Martin Van Buren.

61

Has a Wikipedia article in 61 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Career

Positions held

  1. —Commander-in-chief

Connections

George Armstrong Custer
  • FatherEmanuel Henry Custer
  • SpouseElizabeth Bacon Custer
  • SiblingThomas Custer

More in Military

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)View profile ↗
Napoleon
French folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her deathView profile ↗
Joan of Arc
Roman general and dictatorView profile ↗
Julius Caesar
Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)View profile ↗
Muammar Gaddafi
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)View profile ↗
Pol Pot
French general and statesman (1890–1970)View profile ↗
Charles de Gaulle

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q188205 (facts, CC0)
  2. Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)