Those afoot with the early single-shot rifles were no match for mounted Indians skilled with arrows and lances. Army, they did so on horseback, while their opponents rode to battle, then dismounted for the fight. When they encountered other tribes, or the U.S. In fact, the Comanches were the first plainsmen to use horses in battle. Gwynne traces the rise of the Comanche people, their fierceness in battle and their mastery of the horse.
Gwynne has written a scholarly, unbiased chronicle of the Plains Indians, particularly the Comanches. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, has finally sated my curiosity. Quanah Parker has been a fascinating historical figure to me for many years.
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