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"Those "native forces" were Neolithic people,"
Did you even read the article? They had twenty thousand people who were armed with rifles, which means that, even if they had a backwards culture, their technology was very far from Neolithic.
"Romans claim 50:1 casualty ratios for conquest of Gaul."
All numbers that ancient historians give for enemy armies are highly suspect in general (everyone wanted to exaggerate their triumphs).
"Hitler rose to a place of prominence in the early years of the party (1919 - 1923) largely as a result of his considerable skills in oratory, organization and promotion."
Yes- notice how rationality and intelligence are not on that list.
Intelligence should be, or at least it should be acknowledged that high generalised intelligence allowed success in the diverse combination of skills mentioned.