Us Infantry in the Indian Wars 1865-91

by Ron Field

Book Overview

Thanks to Hollywood's many portrayals of the US Cavalry, it is little understood that the infantry played as great a part in the Indian Wars of the 1860s-80s, and were more consistently successful.

The great Paiute War of 1866, where the infantry of the most renowned Indian-fighting general, George Cook, excelled in battle, together with the role of other infantry units in the final subjugation of Geronimo's Apaches in 1886, are but two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841769053
• ISBN13: 9781841769059
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.3" x 9.7"