"WeAreBoor"
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I was reading about Chief Joseph and he was the Gandhi of his age. He was about non violence. His war was a war of retreat and avoidance not combat...
Chief Joseph was a man of peace but is not known for that but of out foxing the American cavalry. The link tells the tale of a man who could have been the Gandhi of the Native American peoples in another time... The link has some great quotes and photos...
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Though his people did not actively participate in a physical battle, Chief Joseph was a key player in what would become known as the Nez Perce War. As other Nez Perce tribes clashed with General Howard’s army, Chief Joseph managed to herd his people out of the Wallowa Valley and into Idaho
His retreat has been remembered as a brilliant military maneuver, but in truth, it was a desperate attempt at a peaceful end to the violence facing his people. Only once was his tribe engaged in a full battle where they emerged victoriously – with 34 white soldiers killed and only three Nez Perce men wounded.
This is a good link with good photos and his quotes: He could spin words. He military genius was avoiding the fight by outmaneuvering opponent in a plan retreats...
He was called the Red Napoleon, a military genius who outwitted and outfought several army commands while being chased across nearly a quarter of the nation. He appeared too as an ideal of native nobility who, when finally run to ground, gave up the fight so his people would not suffer further. His dignity at that surrender and the eloquence of his hundred words, ending with "From where the sun now stands I will fight no more
Chief Joseph was a man of peace but is not known for that but of out foxing the American cavalry. The link tells the tale of a man who could have been the Gandhi of the Native American peoples in another time... The link has some great quotes and photos...
Chief Joseph Fought For His People's Right To Their Own Land — And Died Of A Broken Heart
He successfully retreated his people some 1,100 miles to avoid bloodshed — to no avail. He would eventually surrender as his people were carted off to reservations.
allthatsinteresting.com
Though his people did not actively participate in a physical battle, Chief Joseph was a key player in what would become known as the Nez Perce War. As other Nez Perce tribes clashed with General Howard’s army, Chief Joseph managed to herd his people out of the Wallowa Valley and into Idaho
His retreat has been remembered as a brilliant military maneuver, but in truth, it was a desperate attempt at a peaceful end to the violence facing his people. Only once was his tribe engaged in a full battle where they emerged victoriously – with 34 white soldiers killed and only three Nez Perce men wounded.
This is a good link with good photos and his quotes: He could spin words. He military genius was avoiding the fight by outmaneuvering opponent in a plan retreats...
He was called the Red Napoleon, a military genius who outwitted and outfought several army commands while being chased across nearly a quarter of the nation. He appeared too as an ideal of native nobility who, when finally run to ground, gave up the fight so his people would not suffer further. His dignity at that surrender and the eloquence of his hundred words, ending with "From where the sun now stands I will fight no more
