Sneaky's Daily Did You Know....? - Military Mayhem
The vast Inca empire which dominated South America 500 years ago was finally toppled by fewer than 200 men. Boasting an army of thousands, the Inca ruler Atahualpa lined up against Francisco Pizarro's tiny Spanish army of 180 men and 37 horses. But the Inca warriors were exhausted by years of civil war and when Atahualpa was captured, they fled in terror, unnerved by their first encounter with firearms and cavalry.
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