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Lakȟótapi kʼéyaš akíčhita tuŋwéya wičháyuhapi.
“They were Lakota, but the soldiers used them as scouts.”
New Lakota Dictionary (listed under tuŋwéya)
In his academic thesis entitled, “COLONEL JOSEPH J. REYNOLDS AND THE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION ON POWDER RIVER: BATTLE OF POWDER RIVER (MONTANA, 17 MARCH 1876),” Michael Hedegaard describes how John Shangrau advised Reynolds that “… the river was still four to six miles away across some of the worst terrain they had yet encountered.” In the formation as it was actually executed Hedegaard reports that, instead of following the planned route down Flood Creek on the north flank, Grourard led Moore’s battalion to a point south of Thompson Creek. In an attempt to account for another miscue, Hedegaard speculates that, “… Shangrau must have taken the regiment down the wrong ridgeline. From all accounts of the routes to the battle, the regiment traveled east across the ridge south of Thompson Creek.” This maneuver results in the entire regiment being on the same ground far south of the planned route. At this point, Reynolds orders Captain Noyes to lead his battalion down Graham Creek which is further to the south, while Captain Mills and Captain Moore are ordered to lead their battalions down Thompson Creek. At this point, more miscommunication has compounded the disorder of the situation. Instead of the “hostile” encampment being near where Thompson Creek enters the river, it is some thousand yards to the north nearer to the outwash of Flood Creek into the river. So now, instead of the pincer movement attack, all the battalions are south of the encampment and the “hostiles” execute their counterattack even before the soldiers can mount their own attack. In respect to the confusion of routes and various locations, to account for it, Hedegaard writes, “It is the contention of this writer that there was a breakdown in communications between the scouts, Grouard and Shangrau, and Reynolds.”
Battle Of Powder River: Montana (March 17, 1876) by Michael Hedegaard
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“They were Lakota, but the soldiers used them as scouts.”
New Lakota Dictionary (listed under tuŋwéya)
In his academic thesis entitled, “COLONEL JOSEPH J. REYNOLDS AND THE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION ON POWDER RIVER: BATTLE OF POWDER RIVER (MONTANA, 17 MARCH 1876),” Michael Hedegaard describes how John Shangrau advised Reynolds that “… the river was still four to six miles away across some of the worst terrain they had yet encountered.” In the formation as it was actually executed Hedegaard reports that, instead of following the planned route down Flood Creek on the north flank, Grourard led Moore’s battalion to a point south of Thompson Creek. In an attempt to account for another miscue, Hedegaard speculates that, “… Shangrau must have taken the regiment down the wrong ridgeline. From all accounts of the routes to the battle, the regiment traveled east across the ridge south of Thompson Creek.” This maneuver results in the entire regiment being on the same ground far south of the planned route. At this point, Reynolds orders Captain Noyes to lead his battalion down Graham Creek which is further to the south, while Captain Mills and Captain Moore are ordered to lead their battalions down Thompson Creek. At this point, more miscommunication has compounded the disorder of the situation. Instead of the “hostile” encampment being near where Thompson Creek enters the river, it is some thousand yards to the north nearer to the outwash of Flood Creek into the river. So now, instead of the pincer movement attack, all the battalions are south of the encampment and the “hostiles” execute their counterattack even before the soldiers can mount their own attack. In respect to the confusion of routes and various locations, to account for it, Hedegaard writes, “It is the contention of this writer that there was a breakdown in communications between the scouts, Grouard and Shangrau, and Reynolds.”
Battle Of Powder River: Montana (March 17, 1876) by Michael Hedegaard
www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=20&ved=0CEAQFjAJOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtic.mil%2Fcgi-bin%2FGetTRDoc%3FAD%3DADA396759&ei=BQBBVarDKoefgwSEtYGAAw&usg=AFQjCNHg7Un4lqjiF_TO6Sfvd5Fzc2OCIA&bvm=bv.91665533,d.eXY