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Buffalo Soldiers 1866–91 (Elite)

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African-American soldiers played a decisive role in the United States Army at the western frontier all the way through the Plains Wars (1850-1891). First authorised by Congress in July 1866, they were organised into two cavalry and 4 infantry regiments, which have been commanded by white officers. All were quickly nicknamed the ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ by their Cheyenne and Comanche enemies. These brave soldiers fought many native tribes over time, including the soldiers of Sitting Bull and Geronimo. This book tells the tale of those buffalo soldiers who, until the early 1890s, constituted 20 per cent of all active forces on duty within the American West.

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