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    Who was the highest ranking military officer, and the only general, to be killed by Indians?

    Question #39497. Asked by shady shaker. (Oct 04 03 9:31 PM)


    Hamlet.

    		Custer...

    Oct 04 03, 9:33 PM
    cohocola44003

    		Wasn't George Custer was a Lt. Colonel at the time of his death?

    Oct 04 03, 10:41 PM
    shady shaker

    		Don't want to be pedantic about this question.
    One site I looked up about Custer inferred that he
    was a Lieutenant-Colonel as cohocola said. Another
    site gave his rank as General. I'm wondering if
    (perhaps) he received some kind of unofficial promotion. The correct answer to the question
    according to militaryhistory.com is Edward Canby.
    Perhaps someone can enlighten me?

    Oct 05 03, 12:50 AM
    mochyn

    		Custer had been demoted to colonel,the rank he held at his death

    Oct 05 03, 3:19 AM
    jbean

    		Custer was a Brevet General during the Civil War, meaning it was a temporary war-time promotion, not commissioned by Congress

    Oct 12 03, 10:06 AM
    gmackematix

    		The question doesn't rule out generals killed by people from India. Has that ever happened?

    Oct 15 03, 7:27 AM
    mibmob

    		General Gordon?

    Oct 15 03, 7:45 AM

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