More Than Numbers: Native American Actions At The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, by Major B. C. Vickers USMC
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There can be no argument that the numerical advantage the Indians held during the battle of the Little Bighorn was a decisive factor in their overwhelming victory. However, numbers alone did not solely guarantee that the Indians would be able to annihilate five companies of the 7th Cavalry, kill over one third of the soldiers in another three companies, and seriously threaten the destruction of the entire regiment. The mere fact that the Indians, who were supposedly wild savages, were able to kill over 260 well-armed soldiers while only losing between an estimated 30-40 of their own, with at least eight of these being non-combatants, indicates that the Indians did not defeat the 7th Cavalry by simply throwing bodies at them. Rather, the Indians earned their victory with good leadership and savvy tactical actions. In Sitting Bull, the Indians found the leader that possessed the qualities to amass the largest High-Plain’s Indian gathering in history. He also motivated them with the vision of a great victory over the soldiers. Moreover, the Indians approached that purpose with extraordinary morale and esprit derived from their belief in Sitting Bull, his vision’s mandate that the Great Spirit foretold a great victory, their recent victory over General George C. Crook’s column at the Rosebud, and the sheer power of the amassed tribes. At the tactical level, the Indians were led by warriors who led from the front, made superb decisions during the battle, and were instrumental in rallying the warriors whenever a situation arose that might have made them lose the combat concentrations their numbers enabled them to achieve. In the actual fighting, the Indians consistently used the terrain in expert fashion and combined fires and maneuver that overwhelmed the troopers’ ability to react to each new and developing threat. The Indians combined bases of fire (with many Indians using weapons far superior to that of the cavalry), infiltrated, and penetrated to isolate units on the battlefield and then pressed their attacks to a total tactical victory, literally annihilating Custer’s detachment. Although the cavalry did achieve complete surprise in their attack on the village, the Indians were able to quickly meet each new threat posed by the soldiers during the course of the battle and then react faster than the troopers during every subsequent event.
More Than Numbers: Native American Actions At The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, by Major B. C. Vickers USMC- Amazon Sales Rank: #117272 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-19
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. More than throwing bodies at the problem By Brian V. Hunt Having read dozens of books on the LBH fight, I commend the author of this work for a stellar job at viewing this from a new perspective. Few historians have given credit for tactics and leadership on the part of the Native American warriors in the fight. I think Major Vickers has assembled a very cogent argument that deserves serious consideration by anyone studying the battle.I posted a link to this book on the Little Big Horn Discussion Group on Facebook and got quite a little storm going between those who also think this deserves consideration and those who think that tactics had nothing to do with the Indian victory and that it was only numbers.One hundred and thirty-nine years and the debate goes on and on and on. But it's fascinating.As a side note, I think this book is under-priced. Athough short, it is mostly well-written (could have used a bit of editing), well-argued, and a good read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good tactical study! By Clair E. Conzelman This is a good quick read for students of the tactical aspects of this battle. The author has a good basis of understanding of the facts known about this action, and of course he has a very good understanding of tactical concepts.I especially liked the Indian decision making examples the author uses in explaining how tactics, more than numbers, accounted for this one-sided result. With further study, I think we could find even more such examples. The author stays out of using examples and facts that are highly disputed, keeping to mainstream models of what happened that day. So there is still a lot of room for more exploration into this line of study of what happened at the Battle of Little BigHorn.I hope one day he goes back and doubles the size of his work!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very analytical By handyhec Great detail,the Indians did indeed outmanuever Custer. Good reading,hard to put book down.the book ended too quickly for me.highly recommend
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