Little Big Horn...
Tactcle Mistake..not Terrorism....
Sand Creek....
also against orders.....hmm. grasping are we....
seems if the Men had obeyed orders the outcomes would have been differant and American History would be differant....but the mistakes of the men are not Terroristic, in the they did not hope to change the American Goverment, but instead attacked a percieved enemy with out Mercy....
os ruthless, yes, in fact Chivington was denounced....
To force the large Indian army back to the reservations, the Army dispatched three columns to attack in coordinated fashion, one of which contained Lt. Colonel George Custer and the Seventh Cavalry. Spotting the Sioux village about fifteen miles away along the Rosebud River on June 25, Custer also found a nearby group of about forty warriors. Ignoring orders to wait, he decided to attack before they could alert the main party.Unfortunately (for Custer and his troops), this aggressive action was deeply flawed as a military tactic. First, Custer did not have adequate information (or did not believe it)
The battle was the subject of an army Court of Inquiry
Tactcle Mistake..not Terrorism....
Sand Creek....
Chivington was later denounced in a congressional investigation and forced to resign.
Within weeks, however, a controversy was raised about a possible massacre. Several investigations were conducted, two by the military; and one by the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, who declared:
"As to Colonel Chivington, your committee can hardly find fitting terms to describe his conduct. Wearing the uniform of the United States, which should be the emblem of justice and humanity; holding the important position of commander of a military district, and therefore having the honor of the government to that extent in his keeping, he deliberately planned and executed a foul and dastardly massacre which would have disgraced the verist [sic] savage among those who were the victims of his cruelty. Having full knowledge of their friendly character, having himself been instrumental to some extent in placing them in their position of fancied security, he took advantage of their inapprehension and defenceless [sic] condition to gratify the worst passions that ever cursed the heart of man.
"Whatever influence this may have had upon Colonel Chivington, the truth is that he surprised and murdered, in cold blood, the unsuspecting men, women, and children on Sand creek, who had every reason to believe they were under the protection of the United States authorities, and then returned to Denver and boasted of the brave deed he and the men under his command had performed.
"In conclusion, your committee are of the opinion that for the purpose of vindicating the cause of justice and upholding the honor of the nation, prompt and energetic measures should be at once taken to remove from office those who have thus disgraced the government by whom they are employed, and to punish, as their crimes deserve, those who have been guilty of these brutal and cowardly acts."
also against orders.....hmm. grasping are we....
seems if the Men had obeyed orders the outcomes would have been differant and American History would be differant....but the mistakes of the men are not Terroristic, in the they did not hope to change the American Goverment, but instead attacked a percieved enemy with out Mercy....
os ruthless, yes, in fact Chivington was denounced....