10 Cavalry Battles the U.S. Army Lost to the Tribes It Came to Crush
Marshal Nathan
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From Julesburg in Colorado Territory to Cibecue Creek in Arizona, this is a countdown of the 10 cavalry battles the U.S. Army lost to the tribes it came to crush — the Lakota, Cheyenne, Comanche, Modoc, Nez Perce, Ute and Apache. Each entry covers where and when it happened, how a smaller force written off as "primitive" outfought a modern army, and what the defeat cost both sides. These are the battles the school textbooks left out.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Intro
0:34 — No. 10 Julesburg
4:25 — No. 9 Platte Bridge Station
7:56 — No. 8 Blanco Canyon
11:20 — No. 7 Modoc Stronghold
14:50 — No. 6 Powder River
18:20 — No. 5 Rosebud Creek
21:39 — No. 4 White Bird Canyon
25:12 — No. 3 Milk Creek
28:41 — No. 2 Cibecue Creek
32:22 — No. 1 The Fetterman Fight
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Worth mentioning:
Beecher's Island in Colorado. A force of scouts boasted the same thing that they could ride through the entire Sioux Nation. Got there butts handed to them and almost anniliated I at Beecher's Island.
Kidder Massacre. A 13 man detachment sent out to look for Custer but are totally eliminated in NW Kansas.
Grattan Fight (Mormon Cow War) in WY. Roughly 32 troops sent out from Fort Laramie in the 1850s to settle a dispute about an Indian killing a cow from a Mormon wagon train. The entire command eliminated.
Blue Hole Montana. Part of Nez Perce War. Chief Joseph camping to rest his people. Army catches up and is defeated, allowing Chief Joseph and people to escape.
Plenty more examples out there.
The U.S. Cav was armed with the trapdoor Spencer repeating rifle. Of any rifle, this one was trash in a Plains fight.
10 Cavalry Battles the U.S. Army Lost to the Tribes It Came to Crush
Marshal Nathan
70,882 views
#NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #WildWest
From Julesburg in Colorado Territory to Cibecue Creek in Arizona, this is a countdown of the 10 cavalry battles the U.S. Army lost to the tribes it came to crush — the Lakota, Cheyenne, Comanche, Modoc, Nez Perce, Ute and Apache. Each entry covers where and when it happened, how a smaller force written off as "primitive" outfought a modern army, and what the defeat cost both sides. These are the battles the school textbooks left out.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Intro
0:34 — No. 10 Julesburg
4:25 — No. 9 Platte Bridge Station
7:56 — No. 8 Blanco Canyon
11:20 — No. 7 Modoc Stronghold
14:50 — No. 6 Powder River
18:20 — No. 5 Rosebud Creek
21:39 — No. 4 White Bird Canyon
25:12 — No. 3 Milk Creek
28:41 — No. 2 Cibecue Creek
32:22 — No. 1 The Fetterman Fight
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#NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #WildWest #USHistory #Cavalry #OldWest #Lakota #NezPerce #FettermanFight #HistoryDocumentary