 The defenders quickly retreated in disorder to the barricades in the town center.The Sioux were superior in numbers, and were able to encircle the entire town.Captain William B. Dodd, second in command, was killed near the log blacksmith shop while leading soldiers beyond one of the barricades of the city in an attempt to link up with a supposed reinforcement column which actually was a body of fully clothed Dakota successfully attempting to appear as militia.