"We might have an emergency where a dragon would be the fastest messenger, or need to fly a hit-and-run attack."
Analysts say the rebels have since weakened but are still able to launch hit-and-run attacks.
The soldiers, who had been shot, were the latest victims of hit-and-run attacks by unknown gunmen.
More than a dozen militant groups now engage in hit-and-run attacks that have turned life upside down.
The Hurricanes made hit-and-run attacks until they ran out of ammunition.
However, infiltration has continued unabated with many hit-and-run attacks on foreign troops.
The murderers try a hit-and-run attack on Maya, but she escapes.
Most hit-and-run attacks are believed to be the result of mistaken identity.
"So far the rebel forces have been concentrating on hit-and-run attacks," said Savage.
He continued his hit-and-run attacks on forts in the upper Missouri area throughout the late 1860s and early 1870s.