APACHE WARS Ep. 2 | “The Bascom Affair”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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When an American boy goes missing in Arizona, the U.S. military accuses Cochise of kidnapping and tries to hold him hostage until the boy is returned. The event launches 25 years of fighting between the Apache and the Americans. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water
0:02.9	Pfft!
0:03.9	Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz
0:08.7	and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.
0:13.5	So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,
0:18.8	maybe it's time to call it a T&G.
0:22.4	Fever tree. Mix with the best.
0:26.9	Oh, that takes me straight to the mad.
0:41.9	The great Apache leader, Cochise, asked for an allowance of 10 days.
0:46.9	He said 10 days would be enough to track down the missing boy.
0:50.9	Lieutenant George Bascom of the United States Army listened to Cochise's request.
0:55.7	But didn't buy it.
0:57.7	Bascom, a young officer only a few years out of West Point,
1:01.7	grappled with what to do next.
1:03.7	The two sat in an army tent in the high grasslands and mosquites of the Sunor and desert,
1:08.7	deep in Apache country.
1:10.7	The missing boy's father translated Bascom's reply from English to Spanish.
1:16.7	The answer took Cochise completely by surprise.
1:19.7	The lieutenant had just said he was taking Cochise hostage.
1:24.7	Cochise tried to rush out of the tent, but he was blocked by soldiers.
1:28.7	He grabbed his knife and then cut his way out of the back of the tent.
1:32.7	The soldiers outside were shocked to see the Apache leader burst out of the tent.
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