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US Dragoons 1833–55

By John Langellier

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd
Year
1995
ISBN
9781855323896
Open Library ID
OL8992861M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17264293 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms 281
Pages
48\51
Library
mirknig.com
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-12-05 17:23:38

Description

By the late 1820s, furs, land and minerals made the Indian territories west of the Mississippi River an increasingly inviting realm. The vast expanse of the Great Plains, coupled with the fact that many tribal groups of the region possessed horses, meant a more mobile type of soldier was required. Consequently, on 15 June 1832, Congress authorised the raising of 600 mounted Rangers.

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