GDG- Custer

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/19/2012 3:56:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
vjamb at comcast.net writes:

I don't  think he was ever concerned about the number of Indians, believing 
that any  Regular US C avalry R egiment could defeat any number of warriors 
if they  didn't scatter. 
 
 
This was standard military doctrine at the time with any "civilized" army  
fighting irregular forces in a "Small War" -- it didn''t matter if we are  
talking about the American or the British or the French Army and whether the 
foe  was (Red) Indian, (East) Indian, or African.  The basic principal was 
to  attack any time you got the chance.  Most of the time the doctrine  
worked.  Occasionally it did not.  

Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT