1867 Haystack Battle

From historical records it was written that the number of Anishinabe soldiers who participated at this mysterious military engagement in Montana, may have numbered around 800. Some 21 American soldiers and 6 civilians withstood a heated assault by the Anishinabe soldiers, in a log stockade and triumphed. Anishinabe casualties may have numbered far more than claimed. Historians claim 8 Anishinabe soldiers were killed and another 30 were wounded. White soldiers supposedly used the new Springfield-Allin Breech-Loaders rifles which could fire off up to 10 shots a minute. However, that leaves a question to ask the ordinary historian. Would that new rifle still allow 27 white soldiers to dominate nearly 800 brave Anishinabe soldiers? The answer would be no! Another weapon was used by at least 1 white soldier in this battle which could indicate that the new weapon was the primary weapon used by the whites in this battle. It was the 16 shot Henry repeating rifle. Just an extension of the revolver to a fifle.