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Once upon a time, the US went to war against a small tribe in the pacific northwest, and, despite winning due to the massive power imbalance, they managed to get their asses kicked the entire time.
Sources:
Arthur Quinn. Hell With the Fire Out: A History of the Modoc War
Terry Johnston. Devil's Backbone: The Modoc War, 1872–3
Robert McNally. The Modoc War: A Little Indian War Goes Big https://www.historynet.com/the-modoc-war-a-little-indian-war-goes-big/
Kurt Nelson. The Modoc War of 1872.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-modoc-war-of-1872/
https://www.militarymuseum.org/Modoc1.html
https://www.csuchico.edu/alva/projects/2012/the-beginning-of-the-end.shtml
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/labe/intro.htm