User blog:Manofgod/Genghis Khan vs Red Cloud



 Two great leaders of the world's deadliest horse warriors from the East and West collide!

'''Genghis Khan! The universal ruler who united all the Mongol tribes to build the largest continuous empire known to man!'''

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'''Red Cloud! Lakota leader who took on and defeated the might of the U.S. Army!'''

Who is Deadliest?!

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, was the ruler of the Mongolian Empire who achieved power by united the nomadic tribes of Mongolia into one strong unit. By using this united force, he invaded much of much of Eurasian and Asian lands. Soon enough, his empire stretched from China to Central Asia. Genghis was advanced for his time; he promoted religious toleration and established a writing script for the Mongolians called Uyghur. During his early years, his family was sent away from his tribe because the Khan's father passed away and the tribesmen refused to have a young boy, Genghis/Temüjin, come to power. The main way he rose to power was through alliances. Temüjin would ally himself with other tribes and using this combined force to conquer enemy groups. After his death in 1227, his son Ögedei Khan rose to power and helped to expand his father's empire.

Weapons
Short= Ild
 * Curved, single-edged blade
 * 30-34 inches
 * Can be both used on foot and on horseback. Primarily a slashing broad weapon.


 * -|Medium= Jida Lance
 * 12 feet
 * 4.5 lbs
 * 8-inch Steel Blade
 * Wood Shaft


 * -|Long= Composite Bow
 * 350-450 yards range
 * 6 arrows per minute
 * Arrows that can be used were armor-piercing arrows, wide tipped assault arrows, fire arrows, and special whistle arrows that were used to signal fellow Mongols and scare away enemies.


 * -|Special= Chinese Crossbow
 * There are records to suggest that Mongols utilized their Chinese engineers to build them crossbows but they were seldom used.
 * Fires bolts

The most favored tactic by the nomadic Mongols. Genghis Khan used this to great effect during the Battle of the Thirteen Sides, which he personally led. According to Mongol records, Temujin became embroiled in a feud with his former blood brother Jamukha, whose strict aristocracy belief disagreed with the Khan's meritocracy. The two sides eventually met in the arid Mongolian plain. During the initial clash, both forces were equal in terms of men and power. However, Temujin suddenly ordered his cavalry troops to retreat, and thinking that he had already won the battle, Jamukha ordered his men to chase them. Unknown to them, the Khan's forces were actually leading them into a trap. As Jamukha chased Temujin's forces, they were suddenly attacked on both sides by the bows of the Khan's other warriors, leading to their annihilation.
 * -|Tactics= Feigned Retreat

==Red Cloud Red Cloud was one of the most important leaders of the Oglala Lakota. He led from 1868 to 1909. One of the most capable Native American opponents that the United States Army faced in its mission to subdue the western territories, he led a successful campaign in 1866–1868 known as Red Cloud's War over control of the Powder River Country in northeastern Wyoming and southern Montana. The largest action of the war, the Fetterman Fight (with 81 men killed on the US side), was the worst military defeat suffered by the US on the Great Plains until the Battle of the Little Bighorn ten years later.

After signing the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868), Red Cloud led his people in the important transition to reservation life. Some of his US opponents mistakenly thought of him as overall leader of the Sioux (Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota) groups.

Weapons
Short= Gun Stock War Club
 * 3 feet
 * Triangular stone or iron blade on top of a straight wooden shaft.
 * Can be used both on foot and on horseback. The triangular blade is excellent for hooking riders off the horse.


 * -|Medium= War Lance
 * 4-5 feet
 * Iron Head and Wooden Handle.
 * Effective on horseback but also light enough to be effective on foot.


 * -|Long= War Bow
 * 200 yards range
 * 15 arrows per minute
 * Can penetrate strong bison hide.


 * -|Special= Enfield Carbine
 * Sawn-off Pattern Enfield rifle musket
 * .577 ball
 * While not in large numbers, the Lakotas under Red Cloud also used firearms.
 * Can be used on both foot and horseback.

The most favored tactic by the Lakota Indians which involved attacking soldiers with decoy parties, retreating, and luring them into a trap. In December 6, 1866, Red Cloud attacked a wood train that was being protected by the 2nd Cavalry. A relief force managed to rescue the soldiers and chased away the Indians, but a small detachment was lured by Red Cloud to further pursue him. Unbeknownst to them, Red Cloud has set up a ambuscade, which quickly surrounded the soldiers and killed two officers, before another U.S. force had to rescue them again. The Indians quickly retreated, and this strategy would be later used by Red Cloud in the pivotal Fetterman Fight, which killed 81 soldiers and led to their victory in the war.
 * -|Tactics= Hit and Run Tactics

X-Factors
Armor=
 * Genghis Khan: 85
 * Red Cloud: 68

Regular Mongol warriors typically had leather lamellar that used strips of leather, and silk lamellar that can block and easily pull out arrows. But the higher ranking Mongol officials sported tougher steel lamellar armors and shields. Besides their wooden or rawhide shields, Plain Indians never focused much on armor since warfare of their time already considered it to be obsolete.


 * -|Horsemanship=
 * Genghis Khan: 90
 * Red Cloud: 95

Both warriors were known for their excellent equestrian skills. Mongols were particularly adept firing from the back as they retreat (parthian shot) and firing while hanging low from the side of the horse (side shot). They were so good that no army at that time was capable of chasing them. The Lakota Indians were also adept at horse archery, being able to shoot at the side of the horse, even if they are bareback, with ease. Red Cloud gets a slight edge since he has to contend against firearms such as muskets, revolvers and even repeating rifles.


 * -|Marksmanship=
 * Genghis Khan: 90
 * Red Cloud: 95

In order to be deadly horse archers, a warrior group must be able to perform difficult shots off a galloping horse. Both warriors have proven to be great in firing arrows on horseback. While the Mongols were known known for their great skills utilizing bows and crossbows with their horses, the Lakota slightly takes it since they were also excellent on using firearms on horseback as well.


 * -|Leadership=
 * Genghis Khan: 90
 * Red Cloud: 84

Genghis Khan obviously takes it since he manage to unite all the tribes in Mongolia (which was not an easy feat knowing that the Mongols' warlike disposition). While it still took years to create the Mongol Empire as we know it, Genghis Khan still had a hand in this by conquering some of the strongest neighboring nations of the Mongols like the Xia and Jin dynsaty of China, Khwarazmian Empire of Iran, and even the Rus in Eastern Europe. He was also the first to establish meritocracy in his army. The Lakotas and Cheyennes in Red Cloud's employ had success raiding American and Mexican settlements. But Red Cloud's greatest success is by far being the only Native American ever to defeat the U.S. Army in a war.

Battle
TBW

(It will be 5 vs 5, 2 foot soldiers and 3 cavalry)