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Moreover, no knight of the middle ages was so surely protected by his armor as they were by their skill in hiding; the whole forest was to the whites one vast ambush, and to them a sure and ever-present shield.
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This statement highlights the strategic advantages that Native Americans had in their familiar forest environments during conflicts with settlers.
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