Kit Carson at the First Battle of Adobe Walls
Reflections on Command:
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The First Battle of Adobe walls involved the largest number of Native Americans pitted against the U.S. Army. Not even the Battle of the Little Big Horn had more "hostiles." The enemy strength facing Kit Carson and his volunteers from California and New Mexico was estimated at 3,000, outnumbering Carsons by ten to one. His Force was surrounded by the hostiles al afternoon at the Adobe Walls ruins. Carso['s troops had fought continually for thirty hours without adequate rest or rations..If the fires from Carson's twin howitzers not been so effective ,had their ammunition run out, had more of Carson's skirmishers been killed in the tall grasses, the battle outcome might have been far different. Had fortune not dealt kindly with Carson and his First New Mexico Cavalry Regiment, a massacre might have ensued. Had that happened such an ending would have overshadowed the famous loss of Geoge A. Custer's Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Big Horn twelve years later.
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The ruins of Adobe Walls, one-time saloon, fort, and trading post with the Plains Indians was the 1864 site of the largest battle between the Indian and the U.S. Army. Some three hundred army troops, mostly cavalry, were led by famous western explorer, Indian agent, fighter and trapper Christopher (Kit) Carson. Not only was it the largest battle between the Indian and U.S. Army, it was the only time the army was forced to withdraw. Why withdraw? Because Carson and his New Mexico and California volunteers were outnumbered ten to one by their combined Kiowa, Comanche, and Arapaho enemy. Had it not been for Carson's command ability, a greater massacre than the Little Big Horn would have occurred.
About the Author
After surviving the Regular Army and U.S. State Department, author Roy Sullivan leads the quiet life in the Texas Hill Country. Being fascinated by military history—particularly Texas—the little-known First Battle of Adobe Walls instantly appealed. In addition to history, he enjoys writing short one-evening, one-flight mysteries featuring his favorite sleuth, Jan Kokk, private investigator from the Caribbean island of Curacao.