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To: Macho MAGA Man
The indians were better armed and vastly outnumbered Custer's force. He was going to lose that day no matter what.
6 posted on 06/25/2022 7:55:35 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

I still wonder if his Indian scouts set him up by misleading him on the size of the village.


7 posted on 06/25/2022 8:03:30 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (No!)
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To: BenLurkin

He should have brought the two Gatling guns and 5000 rounds of amunition that were with his supply pack.


25 posted on 06/25/2022 8:44:46 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: BenLurkin

“The indians were better armed and vastly outnumbered Custer’s force.”

And better trained for the lay of the land. When you see this battle reenacted they are almost always fighting on open soil. At the time of the battle there was high grass, in many places more than two feet, that covered the entire battle field up to last stand hill and the Sioux, Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians sneaked up on the cavalry and killed a lot of them from the high grass also using better weapons than the cavalry had with over 200 repeaters, mainly Henry’s, along with breach loaders while the 7th packed single-shot Springfield Model 1873 carbine and the 1873 Colt single-action revolve. And considering they were within a couple of miles from the main encampment of their enemy the whole time and Custer only had 210 men, they were vastly outnumbered and out planned. Plus Custer refused the carrying of Gattling guns so he made a mistake there, also. Custer was a fool and wished to kill Indians for his name. He’s more famous now this way.

wy69


44 posted on 06/25/2022 9:41:47 AM PDT by whitney69
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I have visited the actual battlefield several times in the past year. It is surprising to me that the battle only took a few hours. Custer kicked a hornets nest and paid for it


59 posted on 06/25/2022 10:53:32 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy ( )
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To: BenLurkin
The indians were better armed and vastly outnumbered Custer's force. He was going to lose that day no matter what.

Not if he had a starship.


70 posted on 06/25/2022 1:18:17 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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