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He was an ordinary private, and in the chaos of a cavalry battle he rode up on a cluster of enemy officers, leveled his carbine, and demanded their surrender. One of the men who gave himself up turned out to be a Confederate major general. A single Iowa private had just captured one of the South's senior commanders. This happened at the Battle of Mine Creek, in Kansas, on October 25, 1864, two days after Westport, the climactic battle this thread followed. Price's Confederate army, beaten at Westport, was in full, disorganized retreat south, its long wagon train bogging it down and Union cavalry snapping at its heels. At Mine Creek, the pursuing Federal horsemen caught Price's rear guard trying to get its wagons across the swollen stream, and attacked. It became one of the largest cavalry battles of the entire war, thousands of mounted men colliding on the open Kansas prairie, and for the Confederates it was a disaster. Their rear guard collapsed in confusion, and hundreds were killed, wounded, or captured in the bend of the creek. In that swirling chaos, Private James Dunlavy of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry found himself in the thick of it. Amid the broken Confederate ranks, he came upon a group of officers. By his own account, he leveled his carbine at one of them and ordered him to surrender. The officer complied. Only afterward did the full significance become clear: the man Dunlavy had captured was Major General John Sappington Marmaduke, one of Price's division commanders and one of the most prominent Confederate generals in the West. Dunlavy escorted his astonishing prize to the rear, delivering a major general into Union hands. And he was not alone in his good fortune that day. A sergeant of the same regiment, Calvin Young, captured another Confederate general, Brigadier General William Cabell, in the same battle. Two enlisted Iowa cavalrymen, in a single fight, had bagged two enemy generals. Both men received the Medal of Honor. Dunlavy's citation was simple and remarkable: gallantry in the capture of General Marmaduke. For an ordinary private to capture a general is one of the rarest feats in warfare, a complete inversion of the usual order of rank and power, and to have it happen twice in one battle made Mine Creek extraordinary. The capture of generals like Marmaduke was a sign of just how completely Price's army was falling apart. The proud invasion that had set out to reclaim Missouri was now shedding its very commanders into enemy hands as it fled. For James Dunlavy, a private in an Iowa cavalry regiment, it was the moment of a lifetime, the day he rode up to a general and told him to surrender, and the general did.

@EchoesofWarYT The Union cavalry was outnumbered almost 3 to 1 at Mine Creek and still won in about 30 minutes. 🐎 Price’s wagon train had jammed at the creek crossing, trapping his men with their backs to the water. Two Confederate generals were captured that day.

@TodayinHistory Irene didn’t stop there. In 797 she had her own son, Emperor Constantine VI, blinded and took the throne for herself. 👁️ In the West, many saw the throne as “empty” with a woman on it. That’s one reason the Pope crowned Charlemagne emperor in 800.

@Imaginx69 Thanks! 👍

🎃 LOST WORLDS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE #3: CREEPY CARNIVAL 🎡Clowns, rides, games, sideshows, abandoned or alive… any carnival your imagination builds is welcome. Here’s mine 👆Drop yours below 👇(AI imagination) #AIart #Halloween #LostWorldsChallenge

@ancientorigins The Huns practically lived on horseback. Roman writers claimed they ate, slept and even held meetings without getting off their horses. 🐎 Attila ruled an empire from the saddle.

@EchoesofWarYT The church still stands today, and the Union soldiers’ graffiti is still on its walls. 🖊️ They signed their names and units on the plaster in 1864, and it’s been preserved for 160 years.

@battleofever amazing! what an awesome book

Archaeologists digging deep under London today still hit a layer of red, burnt earth. It’s the ash from when Boudica burned the city. 🔥

Around 60 AD, she burned Roman London to the ground. 🔥 A Roman writer described Boudica as very tall and terrifying, with a harsh voice, a fierce glare, and hair down to her hips. Warrior Women of History #3 (AI imagination) #AIgirl #history #Celtic

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Toshi's Daily Challenge: Rain 🌧️ Some art is best enjoyed soaked.

🎃 LOST WORLDS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE #2: WITCHES 🧙‍♀️ Spooky, beautiful, cute, chaotic, ancient, futuristic… every witch is welcome. Here’s mine 👆 Show me how YOU imagine a witch 👇 I’ll feature a favourite tomorrow. (AI imagination) #AIart #Halloween #Witch #LostWorldsChallenge

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At their last battle, her lord ordered Tomoe to flee. She did, but only after charging the strongest enemy rider and taking his head. 🏇Legend says she became a nun and lived to 91. Some historians aren't even sure she existed. 👀

The Tale of the Heike called her “a warrior worth a thousand.” ⚔️🍁 Tomoe Gozen rode into battle as a samurai over 800 years ago… and legend says she pulled a rival warrior from his horse and twisted off his head. Warrior Women of History Series #1 (AI imagination) #AIgirl #samurai #history