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The '''Battle of Four Lakes''' was a battle during a US Army expedition against a confederation of Indian tribes in ] and ]. Indian resistance to U.S. troops in the area had continued as part of the ] that resulted because the United States stole the land of the natives. Commander of the ], General ] sent a force under Colonel ] to deal with the Indians. Wright's troops were armed with the new ] Rifle-Musket giving them an advantage over the Indians. ] attacked Wright near present day ]. Wright counterattacked and drove off the Indians inflicting heavy losses while reportedly not losing a single soldier due to the long range (500+ yards) of the new ] Rifle-Musket vs. the short range (50-100 yards) of the Indian's smoothbores. The Indians were cut down by the long range rifle fire well before they could get in range with their smoothbores, which explains the zero American casualties. |
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The '''Battle of Four Lakes''' was a battle during a US Army expedition against a confederation of Indian tribes in ] and ]. Indian resistance to U.S. troops in the area had continued as part of the ]. Commander of the ], General ] sent a force under Colonel ] to deal with the Indians. Wright's troops were armed with the new ] Rifle-Musket giving them an advantage over the Indians. ] attacked Wright near present day ]. Wright counterattacked and drove off the Indians inflicting heavy losses while reportedly not losing a single soldier due to the long range (500+ yards) of the new ] Rifle-Musket vs. the short range (50-100 yards) of the Indian's smoothbores. The Indians were cut down by the long range rifle fire well before they could get in range with their smoothbores, which explains the zero American casualties. |
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==Further reading== |
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