Tactics in the Western Indian Wars

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This paper examines the tactical environment and resulting tactics of the Western Indian Wars of the late 19th century. The paper includes a discussion of methodology as well as primary sources of eyewitness testimony.

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"The Indian Wars loom large in American culture They were the grist of hundreds of Western movies and most Americans still immediately recognize names like Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee. The word cavalry is as likely to evoke an image of Indian warfare on the Great Plains as of either the Civil War or modern mechanized cavalry. Moreover, the Indian Wars had an influence on American military thought that persists today..."

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