Rabu, 18 Oktober 2017

Dangerous and Inept: Curly Bill’s Brutal Assault

In 1878 a young, eager-to-resign 9th U.S. Cavalry lieutenant faced his greatest challenge, not from Indians but from a pair of outlaws—‘Curly Bill’ Brocius and ‘Dutch’ Martin. Late one afternoon in May 1878 two desperate, shabbily dressed riders approached an Army ambulance wagon rolling along at a steady pace along the road from El Paso, …

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