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Meanwhile, back at the fort, the "barrier" between officers and enlisted is danced around, quite literally, at a party for officers and sergeants and their ladies.
Meanwhile, back at the fort, the "barrier" between officers and enlisted is danced around, quite literally, at a party for officers and sergeants and their ladies.
When York returns, the party must end, and the colonel orders the regiment to meet Cochise in force the next day, contrary to York's expectation and wishes. There is a parley, and Cochise offers to live in peace provided Meachum is dismissed but threatens war otherwise. The colonel breaks off the talk at this point, issuing sharp orders that the Indians must comply by the next day or face war.
When York returns, the party must end, and the colonel orders the regiment to meet Cochise in force the next day, contrary to York's expectation and wishes. There is a parley, and Cochise offers to live in peace provided Meachum is dismissed but threatens war otherwise. The colonel breaks off the talk at this point, issuing sharp orders that the Indians must comply by the next day or face war.
Next day, the colonel rejects York's assessment of the tactical situation, on the grounds that savages could not be as sophisticated as York makes them out to be.
He orders a charge in a column of fours, relieving York of command when he calls the charge suicidal and calling him a coward.