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LITTLE BIG HORN
Each has its military heroes in life. Why not be the exception to the rule, my favorites are: George Smith Patton, George Armstrong Custer, Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, Napoleon Bonaparte, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great and Hannibal, among others. But one in particular has a special place in my gallery of "supermen" Custer.
For those who have not read his biography, I clarify that it was a bold and controversial cavalry officer in the American army who excelled in several battles in the American Civil War (Civil), mainly in Gettysburg that marked the turning point that secured victory over the northerners Southerners.
Achieved the historic feat of reaching the generals when he was only 25, and even if it was in force only during this conflict, temporary rank glories honored with his career until the day he scored a date with destiny, in 1876, in memorable battle of Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, against the American Indians. When the civil war ended, not wanting to stay in reserve, agreed to return to the rank of captain and reached the end of his career the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Seventh Cavalry, during which he commanded several wars with rebel Indians not accepted to be confined in reserves created by the American government.
His main tactic was to always attack the villages at dawn, and because of this tactic to be nicknamed "The Son of the Morning Star" by the enemy himself. Being an uncompromising officer, constantly conflicted with subordinates, especially Captain Benteen and Major Reno, which in the end left it alone Custer faced an immense number of Indians, not to meet their help order sent by a courier.
The causes of their defeat is attributed to several factors, according to historians. One of them committing serious error in judgment, to underestimate the amount of Indians gathered in the region, giving no importance to the warnings of his scouts on the existence of traces that suggested the presence of a large group camped nearby, later estimated at 10,000 members, with 4,000 warriors, approximately, and owned the Lakota and Cheyenne tribes.
The Other, not having taken the guns "Gatling", arguing that would slow the march of his column, due to excessive weight, which would require the use of slow cars. And even commanding a force of about 600 men, Custer divided his troops into four columns, thus weakening the main force that later face a clearly superior enemy numbers.
These columns were commanded by him, and the other by Major Reno, Captain Benteen by and Captain McDougal, getting under his command close to 240 men who died that day. Despite the inconsistencies present in his personality, I believe that Custer played a major role in the pacification of the American West, even though the methods they do not always primassem common sense and humanism.
LITTLE BIG HORN
Each has its military heroes in life. Why not be the exception to the rule, my favorites are: George Smith Patton, George Armstrong Custer, Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, Napoleon Bonaparte, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great and Hannibal, among others. But one in particular has a special place in my gallery of "supermen" Custer.
For those who have not read his biography, I clarify that it was a bold and controversial cavalry officer in the American army who excelled in several battles in the American Civil War (Civil), mainly in Gettysburg that marked the turning point that secured victory over the northerners Southerners.
Achieved the historic feat of reaching the generals when he was only 25, and even if it was in force only during this conflict, temporary rank glories honored with his career until the day he scored a date with destiny, in 1876, in memorable battle of Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, against the American Indians. When the civil war ended, not wanting to stay in reserve, agreed to return to the rank of captain and reached the end of his career the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Seventh Cavalry, during which he commanded several wars with rebel Indians not accepted to be confined in reserves created by the American government.
His main tactic was to always attack the villages at dawn, and because of this tactic to be nicknamed "The Son of the Morning Star" by the enemy himself. Being an uncompromising officer, constantly conflicted with subordinates, especially Captain Benteen and Major Reno, which in the end left it alone Custer faced an immense number of Indians, not to meet their help order sent by a courier.
The causes of their defeat is attributed to several factors, according to historians. One of them committing serious error in judgment, to underestimate the amount of Indians gathered in the region, giving no importance to the warnings of his scouts on the existence of traces that suggested the presence of a large group camped nearby, later estimated at 10,000 members, with 4,000 warriors, approximately, and owned the Lakota and Cheyenne tribes.
The Other, not having taken the guns "Gatling", arguing that would slow the march of his column, due to excessive weight, which would require the use of slow cars. And even commanding a force of about 600 men, Custer divided his troops into four columns, thus weakening the main force that later face a clearly superior enemy numbers.
These columns were commanded by him, and the other by Major Reno, Captain Benteen by and Captain McDougal, getting under his command close to 240 men who died that day. Despite the inconsistencies present in his personality, I believe that Custer played a major role in the pacification of the American West, even though the methods they do not always primassem common sense and humanism.