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arrive** with a flotilla of 700 ships and 30.000 infantry bringing: the superior civilization of France along with a military policy which regarded the “American Solution'* - simply eradicating interior tribe** (also known as genocide) — as an option.
History is often better understood through the lens of the familiar, so imagine a young. 34-year-old native American who is extraordinarily brave, an excellent horseman, is devout in a deeply spiritual way has both a scholarly and worldly education, and an oratorical flair to ignite the hearts of a vast army of plains Indians taking on the federal government.
Like the Sioux and Cheyenne. el-Kader and his confederacy of tribes defeated their overconfident enemy the French, in a decisive battle. How different would history have been if* Crazy Horse had sustained his leadership after Little Big Horn?
More obscure, but perhaps a better comparison in terms of religious authority and diplomatic acumen, was the life of Tecumseh who perished in the struggle between the British and Americans in the War of 1313. Like Tecumseh, elKader was able to sustain his moral authority even in the face of disagreement with his allies.
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