united states army planned the major military offensive conducted in the red river war.
united states army planned the major military offensive conducted in the red river war.
who planned the major military offensive conducted in the red river war?
united states army
the red river war was a military campaign launched by the united states army in 1874 to displace the comanche, kiowa, southern cheyenne, and arapaho native american tribes from the southern plains, and forcibly relocate the tribes to reservations in indian territory. lasting only a few months, the war had several army columns crisscross the texas panhandle in an effort to locate, harass, and capture highly mobile indian bands. most of the engagements were small skirmishes in which neither side suffered many casualties. the war wound down over the last few months of 1874, as fewer and fewer indian bands had the strength and supplies to remain in the field. though the last significantly sized group did not surrender until mid-1875, the war marked the end of free-roaming indian populations on the southern great plains.
red river war
in early october 1973, the dao suggested that north vietnam had three courses of action from which it would select the one most likely to provide the earliest achievement of its national goal, the conquest of south vietnam. the first was political: creating a recognized government within south vietnam capable of competing in the economic and political struggle. the second a limited military offensive designed to create a military, economic and political situation beyond the capability of south vietnam to handle. the third a major military offensive to cause the immediate collapse of south vietnam's government and armed forces. the dao postulated that north vietnam would base its decision for 1974 primarily on expectations of soviet and chinese military and economic support and on an assessment of the probable u.s. reaction to an escalation of the war. the dao concluded that north vietnam was not yet ready for a major, decisive offensive despite heavy infiltration of replacements, some pavn units in the south were still too far understrength, but that as the failures of the political struggle became more evident, the pavn would embark on a phased offensive to create gradually conditions beyond the capacity of south vietnam to cope with. while pursuing this military course of action north vietnam would continue political and economic actions to support it and proceed with the development of the military strength required for a decisive offensive.
defense attaché office, saigon (1973–1975)