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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by nitwit005 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:08PM (#28936659)
Keep in mind that the technological advantage was eroded rapidly. People happily sold all of it to the locals, including firearms. There's something of a stereotypical image of a native American warrior on horseback, but that's not a native animal.
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:34PM (#28938748)
>There's something of a stereotypical image of a native American warrior on horseback, but that's not a native animal.

..with a lever action, effectively fighting a US army lead by battle hardened civil war veterans.

The natives weren't military slouches. What they lacked was the population and material resources to field fighting forces that could go toe to toe with the Europeans.

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