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Compare And Contrast European And Native American Warfare
Compare European and Native American warfare.

European colonist and Native American warfare were completely different from each other during the "American Indian War". both had their own trademarks and own ways of winning battles. European colonist was the "civilized side" they fought with honor and used certain rules of engagement. Europeans were trained to play defensively in each situation on the battlefield that they encounter. They do formations and drills which created discipline in their ranks. Also, European colonist was well trained on the concept of total warfare where they always stick together in groups and fight together on a huge open-warfare battle.Furthermore, Europeans had the advantage of technology on their side. On the

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