Indian Fights: New Facts on Seven Encounters
J. W. Vaughn | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | University of Oklahoma Press | 282 | Native American
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Vaughn's Time/Distance Analysis of the Fetterman Fight is first rate.His knowledge of battlefield terrain is superb.His analysis was one of the first to suggest that it was probably Grummond and/or Brown,and not Fetterman,who were responsible for the disaster.The cavalry,led by these two officers,fell for the decoy trap and outran their infantry support,forcing Fetterman to risk sacrificing his infantry to come to the aid of the surviving cavalrymen.
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This book by J.W. Vaughn who has authored other books covering Plains Indian, U.S.Army conflicts, brings details discovered by his own archeological work to throw fresh light on seven Indian versus Army battles. The best known of these are the Fetterman fight, the Hayfield fight, the Rosebud Campaign and Major Reno's action in the valley at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Mr. Vaughn is a serious historian who brings an analytical mind to interpreting the signifance of the battle related artefacts he unearthed at the various battle sites. His findings open up fresh ideas on how these seven engagements developed and whilst his conclusions may not receive universal approval, his views will command respect and cause all those interested in the history of the Plains Indian wars to reconsider their own beliefs on exactly what occurred during these seven actions.
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