It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are). And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his prized rifle, all while other soldiers started loading and aiming their guns at the people they have mostly disarmed already.

Also keep on reading what happened next after the accidental discharge. And which will be your "ambush", that is a desperate fight with of few dozen men and boys armed with mostly just knives at first and a few captured or recaptured guns against hundreds of soldiers with heavy weapons and no-prisoners attitude for several hours to cover their fleeing women and children.

It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are). And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his prized rifle, all while other soldiers started loading and aiming their guns at the people they have mostly disarmed already.

Also keep on reading what happened next after the accidental discharge. And which will be your "ambush", that is a desperate fight with of few dozen men and boys mostly just knives and a few captured guns against hundreds of soldiers with heavy weapons and no-prisoners attitude for several hours to cover their fleeing women and children.

It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are). And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his prized rifle, all while other soldiers started loading and aiming their guns at the people they have mostly disarmed already.

Also keep on reading what happened next after the accidental discharge.

It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are). And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his prized rifle, all while other soldiers started loading and aiming their guns at the people they have mostly disarmed already.

Also keep on reading what happened next.

It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are). And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his prized rifle, all while other soldiers started loading and aiming their guns at the people they have mostly disarmed already.

It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are).

And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his rifle, all while other soldiers started loading and aiming their guns.

It's citing a soldier with his confusion and/or bias. Now keep on reading the Indian accounts, who knew the context of this all, "you retard" (but really, you are).

And the context is they wanted to tell them to leave the guy alone until they explained to him what is happening, but just then the interpreter (whose account is also included) was distracted and went away and a couple of sargeants started to wrestle the guy over his rifle.