Re: [GZG] Little Big horn was: Points systems

[John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/11/06, K.H.Ranitzsch <kh.ranitzsch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Beth.Fulton@xxxxxxxx schrieb:
> >
>
> > On top of which the example you gave (Isandalwala and Little Big Horn)
> > are examples of extreme tech differences, which I said would not be the
> > ones happening regularly.
>
> Actually, weren't many of the Indians at Little Big Horn equipped with
> better weapons than the cavalry (repeating rifles versus single-shot) ?

There were a significant number of Indians carrying repeating weapons,
mostly carbines.  The US Army's advantage over the Indians was and
always was discipline, logistics, and training.

John
--
"Thousands of Sarmatians, Thousands of Franks, we've slain them again
and again.  We're looking for thousands of Persians."
--Vita Aureliani

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