One problem with a leader who is a arrogant loser is that those who are his junior are placed in an awkward situation where when they remain obedient and loyal, they also become losers and associated with his arrogance. Meanwhile, should they disobey and not follow the arrogant loser, they become liable to indictments of mutiny and traitorous behavior.
IMHO, Custer was an arrogant fool who paid the price of his incompetence with the decimation of his military force. He committed his forces too early without sufficient battlefield intelligence, he failed to have sufficient logistics on hand when he committed his forces, and he split his forces in the heat of battle, while then sending conflicting orders which may not have been received in precedence of when they were intended, all in the heated actions of arrogant desperation.
Too many people associate desperate behavior with weakness, while ignoring how arrogance scars the thinking processes of those most arrogant. The desperation of the most arrogant is frequently characterized by resolute behavior forcefully thrusting itself upon the volition of one’s juniors, rather than respecting the volition of one’s juniors and providing responsible guidance always respecting legitimate authority.
Thanks, this was very interesting. I am going to find out more about Weir. He sounds like an outstanding cavalry officer. It’s a nice break from hating MCCnutts. Now, back to hating McCnutts.
Regards
Custer was a liberal, right?
http://www.footnote.com/page/1209/the-battle-of-little-big-horn
http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/Archeology-survey-2004.htm
Heroism in American History : watch the video
YouTube | custerdivision
Posted on 04/10/2007 10:40:29 AM EDT by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1814932/posts
Video: UNITED THEY STOOD
VIDEO | drzz
Posted on 04/13/2007 10:18:50 AM EDT by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816759/posts
Watch the video: a look at an American soldier without political correctness (part I)
Watch the video | 04/18/2007 | drzz
Posted on 04/18/2007 1:05:18 PM EDT by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819401/posts
Video: US general in chief about the battle of the Little Big Horn
Video | 04/27/07 | drzz
Posted on 04/27/2007 12:23:05 PM EDT by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1824654/posts
Video: Betrayal at Little Big Horn, the evidence
Video | 05/10/07 | drzz
Posted on 05/10/2007 8:43:50 AM EDT by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1831241/posts
Today in history: the battle of Little Bighorn
Custer’s Last Stand | June 25, 2007 | drzz
Posted on 06/25/2007 9:45:11 AM EDT by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855862/posts
US History : the Battle of the Little Bighorn in six minutes
Video | 01/16/2007 | custerwest
Posted on 01/16/2008 11:43:47 AM EST by drzz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1954654/posts
also related:
Custer Describes the Battle of the Washita
My Life on the Plains Gen. George A. Custer | 1872 | Gen. George A. Custer
Posted on 05/19/2006 3:18:33 PM EDT by robowombat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1635122/posts
George Armstrong Custer and The Battle of the Little Big Horn
(A South African View)
S.A. Military History Society Journal | November, 1973 | R. MURCHISON
Posted on 06/05/2006 2:09:10 PM EDT by robowombat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1643759/posts
Little Big Horn was indeed a massacre because the hostiles killed all wounded they found, and took no prisoners. They tortured them to death. So let’s hear no more about the noble savages.
My great-great grandfaher was in Weir’s troop, discharged in 1872. He always characterized Custer as a hated leader who unnecessarily rode horses to death and caused desertions. Custer took over commissaries and made profits from what his troopers spent on paydays. He deserted his own command to ride to his wife for sex. He fathered children by Indian women.
Facts
Before Little Big Horn, Custer refused to take: Gatling guns, cavalry reinforcements, and repeating rifles. All three might have helped his troops survive the Battle. He did not listen to his own scouts. He did not rest his men before battle. Custer disobeyed orders by not sending word to his superiors that he had discovered the hostile camp.
Had Benteen followed orders explicitly, he would have continued scouting and missed the battle.
Weir Point survivors indicated seeing hostiles and hearing gunfire. None reported seeing troopers.