War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its

size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.

Welcome to Key Battles of American History,

a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

Here is your host, James Early.

Thank you. host, James Early. Hello and welcome to another special topical bonus episode of Key Battles of American History.

This is your host, James Early.

As always.

And this is another in my mini seriesseries of episodes on topics that have

been commissioned by members of Early's Raiders. If you were to join Early's Raiders and become either

a major or a colonel to give at those levels, then you too could commission an episode. So if you're

interested in possibly doing that,

go to patreon.com and search for Key Battles of American History, and then you can sign up at the

major level or colonel level. It may take me a few months, but I will eventually get to it,

and you can email me at key battles of American history at gmail.com. Yes, that is it. And let me know what topic you would like me to

cover, as long as it has to do with American military history. Today's episode, the topic is

Quana Parker, the famous Comanche leader, who led several battles against U.S. Army forces

before eventually settling down and living on a reservation and making a

completely new career. This one was commissioned by Colonel Terry Davis. And I had a lot of help

with writing this episode. This episode was adapted from episode 100 of the Come and Take It

podcast, which aired on August 5th, 2013, and is used by permission

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