One man alone understood the savagery of the early American west from both sides.
A report reaches the US Army Cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is McIntosh, an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay, an Apache guide. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside; and as DeBuin encounters the remains of his victims, he is compelled to learn from McIntosh and to confront his own naivity and hidden prejudices.
ambush
indian territory
apache nation
lieutenant
rape victim
native american attack
tracker
gun battle
gang rape
racism
rape and murder
massacre
cavalry
gun shooting
arizona territory
u.s. cavalry
indian scout
savagery
horse slaughter
suicide by gun
tracking
clever trap
indian raid
eating dog