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The Bizarre History Of The Man-Eating Spanish War Dogs - A Day In History

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The Colonial Period had many highs and lows. Spain was among the main players in the colonization of the west, and collected its share of the riches there for the taking. Queen Isabela of Castille, co-ruler of Spain with King Ferdinand II of Aragn, funded the expedition of Cristopher Columbus which landed on an island in the Bahamas in 1492. From the first the exploration of the New World was motivated by the desire for gold, glory, and God. The Spanish brought with them the tools of war, among them dogs trained to be vicious in battle. War dogs, known in Europe for hundreds of years, and bred to maximize their usefulness. One famous breed, the Greyhound, was said to have been bred for quick strikes in battle. The most fearful dog the Spanish used was the Spanish Mastiff. With a weight up to 250 pounds and standing 3 feet tall these dogs were terrors on the fields of war. Starting with Columbus second visit to the Americas, history records the use of war dogs against the native population with what would become typical ferocity. The twenty dogs that Columbus brought with him took the field with a couple hundred conquistadors against thousands of natives. The black powder weapons, a score of mounted troops, and the war dogs won an overwhelming victory. The successful battle had much to do with the war dogs and the terror they inspired
Date: 2022-09-18

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Ube89
Christian Finnish Royalists This is kinda sad since Rome Total War Remastered has war dogs but there is no proof that war dogs were used in that period, i believe this is very smart since dog can run so fast that it is hard to hit with musket and forces a musket user to melee but against a shielded melee army i think dogs say bye bye Maybe Total War had the idea of war dogs from this time period? Or do they know something we dont: D Do you need to protect the feelings of invaders descendants really?
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jeb
The disease was already there brought by marine animals like seals that's why things were already collapsing. Plus the other tribes helped the spanish against the Aztecs due to their savage reign over them.
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Garbeaux
Purposeful or not, it was one of the worlds west genocide? Thats not a genocide. Genocide is an very intentional and calculated act.
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bastiat
ok genocide is orchestrated destruction claiming disease transference is genocide is disingenuous or an out right lie.
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