>There's something of a stereotypical image of a native American warrior on horseback, but that's not a native animal. ..with a lever action, effectively fight

>There's something of a stereotypical image of a native American warrior on horseback, but that's not a native animal. ..with a lever action, effectively fighting a US army lead by battle hardened civil war veterans. The natives weren't military slouches. What they lacked was the population and material resources to field fighting forces that could go toe to toe with the Europeans.