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Indigenous forces, including the Comanche, could resist European incursions as late as the 19th century.

Unresolved speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026

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“I think there's some platoon or army that has just finished off fighting during the American Civil War that has to go down and then go fight some native tribes because there was still even late into the 19th century, you know, native forces were able to resist European incursions, of course, you know, with the Comanche.”
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