The Battle of Adobe Walls myth vs reality: the facts have been twisted over the years, but the real story is still astounding.
Guns Magazine › Vol. 51 Nbr. 6, June 2005
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The Battle of Adobe Walls myth vs reality: the facts have been twisted over the years, but the real story is still astounding.
Every student of American Western history has heard of The Battle of Adobe Walls The general conception goes this way. On June 27, 1874 a horde of Comanche, Cheyenne, and Kiowa warriors descended on a trading post in the Texas panhandle but were defeated by only 28 white men and one woman. The primary reason such a small band of defenders could overcome a large party of experienced warriors is attributed to the fact the 28 men were buffalo hunters. That meant they were expert marksmen equipped with the finest long-range rifles of the day. Consequently they were able to keep the warriors at bay, inflicting numerous casualties on them in doing so. At the end of the battle the famous buffalo hunter/marksman Billy Dixon shot an Indian off his horse at the amazing distance of 1,538 yards.
Reality was a bit different. The "horde" of India...See the full content of this document
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