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To: Red Badger

Why do you think it was 100 to 1?


107 posted on 06/25/2004 10:03:03 AM PDT by Vision (Always Faithful)
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To: Vision

Because the 10:1 ratio sounds too pat. I believe the gov't of the time was too embarrassed to admit any higher ratio. Also, I believe the 10:1 ratio counted only male warriors. The women and any children who could handle a rifle were probably involved also. Data pretty much indicates that Custer was overwhelmed so quickly he didn't know what was going on. He was either extremely over confident or stupid or both........


115 posted on 06/25/2004 10:21:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Semper Fidelis.......To God, Corps and Country..........................)
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