▁hill top ▁about ▁two ▁miles ▁away . ▁Car son ' s ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁sk irm ished ▁with ▁the ▁Com anche ▁and ▁Ki owa ▁but ▁no ▁serious ▁attack ▁was ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁Car son ▁gave ▁the ▁order ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁officers ▁wished ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁battle , ▁but ▁Car son , ▁consult ing ▁only ▁with ▁his ▁U tes ▁and ▁J ic ar illas , ▁ordered ▁the ▁retre at ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁After math ▁United ▁States ▁victory ? ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁declared ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ad obe ▁W alls ▁a ▁victory . ▁The ▁Ki owa , ▁to ▁the ▁contrary , ▁recorded ▁in ▁their ▁annual ▁record , ▁painted ▁on ▁buff alo ▁skin , ▁that ▁the ▁period ▁was ▁" m ud dy ▁travel ▁winter , ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁Ki ow as ▁rep elled ▁Kit ▁Car son ." ▁Car son ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁Indians ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pla ins . ▁The ▁battle ▁left ▁the ▁Com anche ▁and ▁Ki owa ▁un ch alleng ed ▁in ▁their ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Pan handle ▁until ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁F ork ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁eight ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Most ▁authorities ▁believe ▁that ▁Car son ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁retre at ▁was ▁wise ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁deser ves ▁credit ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁defense . ▁He ▁was ▁out number ed ▁and ▁only ▁his ▁clever ▁use ▁of ▁back f ires ▁and ▁the ▁how itz ers ▁prevent ed ▁his ▁force ▁from ▁being