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Post by joewiggs on Jul 30, 2011 13:14:19 GMT -5
All of us are aware of the tragic outcome of the Battle of the Little Big Horn; for whites as well as the native Americans. What action could Custer have taken (if any) to capture the village with a minimum of collateral damage. What action (if any) could the Village have used to prevent Custer's assault. Please do not state the obvious such as: " Custer should have stayed home" or " The native Americans should have stayed home.Please select one answer for each perspective. The best answers (as qualified by judgment) will receive the "Big Horn Philosopher of the Year" for this forum. With his gracious consent, the Judge for this dubious honor will be T.B.W. Cone on Guys and Gal, lets see who can come up with the final solution!  |
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Post by tbw on Jul 30, 2011 13:36:45 GMT -5
Darn, now I have to disqualify myself, and to think, I had the perfect answer. And now no one will ever know.  Oh well. ;D |
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Post by Cutter on Jul 30, 2011 16:03:03 GMT -5
To get the ball rolling. It's been my thought if he's stuck to his original plan of attack, things might have been less bloody.
By attacking on the 26th, he would have better intelligence as to strength and positions of the enemy. This would have afforded the men and mounts to have a much needed rest. This would also have given him time to rethink giving Major Reno an important mission. Terry would also be a day closer when the battle began. Ironic that his biggest fear of the indians scattering may not have happened if he kept to the original plan.
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Post by cinnamon on Jul 30, 2011 16:30:48 GMT -5
Nothing different. With what he thought (indians running)and what he had in the tank (reno and Benteen) he could have not done anything diffferent. Maybe if reno and Benteen were more "perceptive" of the orders they had got, the outcome could have been less bloody.
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Post by whitebull on Jul 30, 2011 20:12:32 GMT -5
I believe that Custer should have kept Benteen with him and sent Reno to the left. Benteen would have held the timber for more than a few minutes. This would have kept the Indians occupied with Benteen instead of concentrating against Custer.
If the timber had not fallen, the outcome of the battle would have been totally different. It don't matter how much Benteen disliked Custer, as the commander of the force in the timber he would never run away without providing some type of "rear" protection.
Benteen had the guts to do the right thing, Reno did not.
The only thing the Indians could have done differently was to not be Indians. No matter what choice they made the same end would have been the same. No way would the government allow them to roam on land filled with gold, or farm land, or even land routes to the west.
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Post by Cutter on Jul 30, 2011 21:07:27 GMT -5
I agree Whitebull, way back when here the speculation of Benteen and Reno swapping missions would have made for a very different sequence of events.
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Post by stumblingbear on Jul 31, 2011 11:57:27 GMT -5
I wish that Custer would have followed Reno's in as, I believe, he originally intended to do. With a combined force charging in together the shock and awe might have caused the village to panic.
Once panic set in, the village may not have been capable of re-grouping and coming back together to stop the soldiers. Many Indians would have probably escaped in the melee, but the cavalry would have still had their victory.
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Post by joewiggs on Aug 2, 2011 19:23:58 GMT -5
There have been some great answers and I hope we'll receive more responses from other members.
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Post by Cutter on Aug 2, 2011 22:35:24 GMT -5
I'm waiting for the lurker to put his thoughts in. I for one am very curious, as said person is very well versed in this.
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Post by tbw on Aug 4, 2011 19:56:19 GMT -5
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Post by Cutter on Aug 5, 2011 21:07:33 GMT -5
Seems to me there's a tick tock factor introduced aimed at the "lurkers". ;D
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Post by joewiggs on Aug 6, 2011 9:48:55 GMT -5
Okay you guys! Some of the most astute posters in the world of forum's are on this site! Let's pinch in and add too the fabulous responses already submitted!
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Post by tbw on Aug 7, 2011 10:07:35 GMT -5
bump
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Post by tbw on Aug 8, 2011 12:12:04 GMT -5
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Post by joewiggs on Aug 8, 2011 19:21:57 GMT -5
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry...Step right up!
get you point of view "in" so you won't be left out of the most prestigious award on the forums. ;D
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Oh well.
