Talk:Red River War

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The Red River War made the buffalo become nearly extinct!

[edit] WP:MilHist Assessment

This article has a good image, fair length, and some detail, but lacks an infobox. I also wonder if there isn't more to be said. It's just not that long of an article, and it would actually look even shorter if the image were removed. LordAmeth 11:28, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Obgectivity and information sorely needed

The article contains little military information about the actual conduct of the war, just as it glosses over numerous transgressions on the Indian side. On the other hand it is positively briming with mercilessly repetituos, demagogically ahistorical and stylistically inane propaganda against the settlers and the army. No doubt some American Indian editors of the `Eternal feud` school of `thought` - perhaps along with some non-Indian sympathisers - see it as an opportunity to vent. While some of their grievences may have historical foundation, as others surely do not, the affect of their propagandistic zeal on the article is rgrettable and destructive. As my knowledge on the period is limited to information gleaned from other internet sites I do not at this point feel able to rewrite it myself. However I urge those better versed to execute a rescue Soz101 (talk) 21:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC)