"ERIC K. MOORE" wrote in
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"Dirk Bruere at Neopax" wrote in message
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"bowman" wrote in message
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Dirk Bruere at Neopax wrote:

His army career ended June 25, 1876, at the
battle of Little Big Horn, which resulted in the extermination of
his immediate command and a total loss of some 266 officers and
men.

Hardly an idiot IMO.

We've had this discussion before, I believe. If you stand on the
hill
where
he died, you have a panoramic view of the Little Bighorn valley.
I'm not big on the theory that the glare of the sun or the smoke
from cookfires prevented him from noticing the size of the
encampment.

He thought they were just indians and wanted to kick some ass
before
they
got away, so he engaged a superior force and lost.

He showed the same forethought and discipline as when he snuck home
for
a
piece of another kind of ass.

Of course, he wasn't the first or last US commander to underate the
ability
of an indigenous people to defend themselves.

Well, the last theory I heard was that the Indians had better rifles
than the US troops and pretty much wiped them out at long range
before moving
in
for the final kill.

FFF
Dirk

That's about true, plus the Indians were using repeating rifles as
well, that's really not good when your still using single shot breech
loaders with no where to hide.

Damn those indians, eh nazi boy?

Bertie