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The United States initially had no Aerial Corps. Dragons were native to the Americas, though they were mostly in the control of the Native American peoples. An example was, the dragon seen by Laurence and [[Temeraire]] on the [[HMS William of Orange]] in late 1805 was referred to by [[Sutton]] as "[[Dakota]]". The name suggests that the dragon and his rider were members of the easternmost branch of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux Sioux] people. | The United States initially had no Aerial Corps. Dragons were native to the Americas, though they were mostly in the control of the Native American peoples. An example was, the dragon seen by Laurence and [[Temeraire]] on the [[HMS William of Orange]] in late 1805 was referred to by [[Sutton]] as "[[Dakota]]". The name suggests that the dragon and his rider were members of the easternmost branch of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux Sioux] people. | ||
| − | It was said, that following the attack by the [[Tswana Kingdom]], that the Americans were rapidly building Aerial Corps of their own, with the aid of the native tribes. [[William Laurence]] was told by [[Jacob Chukwah]] (whose brother was an aviator) that the Americans were breeding dragons at a frantic pace. In | + | It was said, that following the attack by the [[Tswana Kingdom]], that the Americans were rapidly building Aerial Corps of their own, with the aid of the native tribes. [[William Laurence]] was told by [[Jacob Chukwah]] (whose brother was an aviator) that the Americans were breeding dragons at a frantic pace. In 1908-9, the Iroquois hatched 32 dragons in New York alone. The Chumash native Americans in California were also known to have dragons capable of flying across the Rocky Mountains. |
See also: [[Dragons in Canada]] | See also: [[Dragons in Canada]] | ||
