Kidnapped by Apache | Two BRUTAL Stories of Being Captured by the DEADLIEST Indian Raiders

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You are welcome the Comanche or Apache Nations to hear the Actual stories -COMANCHE NATION

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😢 really enjoyable.

[@thomasgumersell9607]

A very interesting story on the capture of Whites by the Apache. Interesting how some captives rose to prominence in the Apache Tribes. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

[@RoninAvenger]

Yeah it's something that's often conveniently forgotten about these days

[@unlearningcommunism4742]

Hello from the other side of the world, from the Balkans. Turs had something that was called "taxation in blood", which meant that they would collect Christian boys and turn them into elite fighters, but also to educate them and allow them the possibility to thrive. Some of them became Grand Vezirs, which is No.2 in man in the entire empire?!

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The Anglo’s were leaps and bounds more intelligent that the stone age Indians

[@Drpepperspray1010]

These Apache stories are really good, especially the capture stories and the battles between them and the US army. Keep making videos about them and I’m sure your channel will grow

[@datesanddeadguys]

I appreciate it. Next one is going to be on their conflicts with the Comanche. hopefully, that is something people want to see

[@thechiefwildhorse4651]

@@datesanddeadguys Especially The Comanche Nation. Which historian at the Tribal Nation did you get in contact with to properly Cite your information on my Nation? -COMANCHE NATION

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SA-NOI-TA

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Indians were the real freedom fighters. Apache were former dene (from northern canada), tough as nails. God bless their souls for fighting the invaders, or orcs, as some like to say.

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[@jessegallegos6222]

My great,great grandfather was one of the captives of Geronimo and I have a picture of him with red sleeves. He was taken at 9 Yeats old and raised by the Apache.

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I live in Alpine, Texas. I recently found an eagle button off a civil war era soldier uniform, in Langtry, Texas. Home of Judge Roy Bean. I was hoping you could do a video on the history of the area from Langtry Texas to Presidio Texas and up to Fort Davis Texas. There were a lot of Apache raids around Fort Davis as well as raids around Fort Leaton, in Presidio. I figured the button was from one of the many army escorts from San Antonio, down along the Rio Grande, through Presidio and then up to Santa Fe, NM. Thanks! Scott.

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Do you think you might be interested in the Creek Wars in Alabama? Andrew Jackson would be a major character in those.

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Hey man like your channel a lot. It touches so far on a lot of my history, but my only critique is you sometimes slaughter the names to where they sound completely different. It's not Sen-o-sha it's Sun-oy-ta. Feel free to message me if you would like some help with southwest history/names/pronunciation. Other than that love the channel so I have subscribed.

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For sure that is a fair critique. I frankly am not sure how to remedy it. I learn mostly through reading. Something I am unapologetic for. I see the words phonetically. Some like Sonoita seem straight forward. I wouldn’t even think to check. Some mess ups bother me more. A common critique on the video is my pronunciation of Jicarilla. I checked. I watched a video. I practiced. Maybe I just don’t have an ear for it. I’m doing my best. If you have tips I am all ears.

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[@eldonhoward7925]

Geronimo died when he had a heart attack riding from where his family was staying (it became Apache, Oklahoma) to Ft Sill (Lawton, Ok is nearby Ft Sill now). When he died half of his family stayed in Oklahoma and half of his family went back to Arizona.

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Correction: Sonita is pronounced SO NOI TA. Spanish word. Located in now cochise county. They have a road side plaque of wards kidnapping. Great videos, keep them coming

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[@toddstewart4404]

In the book ''Nine Years Among the Indians'', Herman Lehman who was captured by the Apache says they were some of the meanest people ... particularly towards their women. This is in context as he later joined the Comanche.

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[@elrogers9844]

When you said Mickey Free was kidnapped from, (I'll spell it the way it sounded to me), the "Sonosha Valley", while looking at the map, I wondered if you were referring to , Sonoita, (Son-oy-ta). I ask because I was born and raised in Sonoita where my grandparents homesteaded.