▁spring ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁do ▁exactly ▁as ▁the ▁sav ages ▁desired ▁and ▁dev ote ▁the ▁g arrison ▁to ▁destruction . ▁If ▁the ▁women ▁went ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁their ▁regular ▁early ▁morning ▁custom , ▁the ▁enemy ▁would ▁be ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁del usion ▁that ▁their ▁presence ▁in ▁force ▁was ▁und isc over ed , * ▁and ▁would ▁with hold ▁their ▁fire ▁to ▁ins ure ▁the ▁complete ▁success ▁of ▁their ▁plans . ▁The ▁suggestion ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁hope , ▁but ▁all ▁the ▁same ▁the ▁sav ages ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁mere ▁cre atures ▁of ▁imp ulse , ▁hard ▁to ▁control ▁and ▁regardless ▁of ▁sex ." ▁The ▁Indians ▁had ▁no ▁comp unction ▁attack ing ▁women , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁done ▁at ▁nearby ▁Rud d ell ' s ▁and ▁Martin ' s ▁St ations ▁where ▁even ▁children ▁were ▁sla ugh tered ▁two ▁years ▁earlier , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁bra very ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁Bry an ▁Station ▁is ▁all ▁the ▁greater . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge ▁the ▁milit ia ▁did ▁not ▁realize ▁just ▁how ▁many ▁Indians ▁were ▁waiting ▁for ▁them ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁or ▁that ▁these ▁Indians ▁had ▁some ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁British . ▁This ▁attack ▁was ▁a ▁surprise ▁attack ▁and ▁the ▁milit ia ▁in ▁the ▁fort ▁were ▁un prep ared ▁for ▁this ▁attack . ▁The ▁attack ers ▁lifted ▁the ▁sie ge ▁after ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁milit ia ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁milit iam en ▁purs ued ▁C ald well ' s