"The Forgotten General Who Ended the Comanche Empire in One Battle"

Описание: September 28th, 1874. Six hundred cavalry soldiers descend an impossible cliff in total darkness. Their target: the sacred sanctuary where the Comanche Empire believes itself untouchable. Leading them is a one-handed colonel who would win one of history's most decisive battles without massacring a single village. His name was Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, and this is the story of how he ended the Comanche Wars in 48 hours with a strategy so brilliant it's still studied today—yet his name has been erased from history.

Ulysses S. Grant called him "the most promising young officer in the army." He was wounded six times in the Civil War and kept fighting. He studied his enemy so thoroughly that he learned to think like them. At the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, he destroyed the Comanche ability to wage war not by killing warriors, but by eliminating the one thing they couldn't replace: their horses. In a single operation, he killed over 1,000 horses, burned 400 lodges, and forced the surrender of the most feared warriors on the Plains—all while suffering almost no casualties.

But Mackenzie's brilliance came at a terrible cost. The same intensity that made him unstoppable in war destroyed him in peace. By age 43, his mind was shattered by trauma and wounds. He died forgotten at 48, while lesser men became legends. This is the story of America's most effective—and most forgotten—military genius.

Why do we remember Custer's defeat but forget Mackenzie's victories? Why does Hollywood celebrate last stands but ignore the battles that actually changed history? This documentary reveals the truth about how the American West was really won, and the psychological price paid by the men who won it.

This is the untold story of "Bad Hand"—the general the Comanche feared more than any other white soldier, and the man history chose to forget.


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⚔️ 0:00 - The Impossible Night Descent Into Palo Duro Canyon
📍 8:45 - How Mackenzie Lost Two Fingers and Earned the Name "Bad Hand"
🐴 32:17 - The Decision to Kill 1,000 Horses That Changed Everything
💔 47:52 - Why America's Best General Died Forgotten and Broken


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