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Post by herosrest on Jun 20, 2023 12:31:41 GMT -6
"The charges into Black Kettle's camp by battalions which arrived in time, routed the residents, with the camp then being destroyed. The key to a successful charge was surprise and sufficent troopers to encompass the entire village. This was to ensure that no portion of the village escaped attention allowing for the first responders to form and act against your rear and flanks. [the unfortunate Major Elliott] I think that Reno acting as he did [cancelling his charge] saved not only his battalion but the late arriving Benteen&co. Just to ramble on.....Benteen was the man who cautioned Custer to keep the command together and some time later he triggers a dispersal [if not a rout]of the non engaged companies and pack train over a mile ? Reno Hill to weir point. Best Richard The movement along the bluffs towards Custer was dispersed or strung out and I feel this was the reason, in snap decision, to fall back on the ascent heights. Visual on large to very large numbers of hostiles closing rapidly. Fight on the Weir terrain and have the packs rearguard and wounded cutoff, or concentrate on them.
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