The Little Bighorn (1 Viewer)

[milhaud1813]

To bad Custer was'nt trying to do a LaSalle impersonation...had 3 Gattling guns with the packs...hell mules were to slow for him,,,haha

 

[trooper]

To bad Custer was'nt trying to do a LaSalle impersonation...had 3 Gattling guns with the packs...hell mules were to slow for him,,,haha

The reason Custer didn't take the Gatlings with him was (A) Gatlings were difficult to move over uncertain terrain and would have slowed him down, and (B) the Gatling horse teams were reject cavalry mounts and were likely to founder during the advance. As for mules, his entire pack train was made up of them. Trooper

 

[milhaud1813]

The reason Custer didn't take the Gatlings with him was (A) Gatlings were difficult to move over uncertain terrain and would have slowed him down, and (B) the Gatling horse teams were reject cavalry mounts and were likely to founder during the advance. As for mules, his entire pack train was made up of them. Trooper

Yes, that's why I referred to them as mules and obviously wagon wheels fare poorly on rough ground.lol. A bit of trivia on the mules, horses were used in coal mines but explosives made them go on their hind legs, hence fracturing their skulls, mules were not as touchy to noise...and a bit shorter, helped also...plus they can pull a load of weight for their size, a mini-oxen.