Did the US military actually kill a zillion buffalo to starve Native Americans out of their lands? Some questions about that if true inside.

by tactics14

-is it true?

-what did that military campaign look like? Number of forces and weapons used?

-were they successful?

-how many buffalo are we talking? What happened to all those buffalo?

-does this meet current standards for a genocide, assuming people died from lack of food?

-why kill the buffalo rather than fight the natives directly?

-was it controversial at the time?

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