▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁truth ▁with ▁a ▁calculation ▁of ▁one ▁to ▁two ▁adult ▁males ▁per ▁tip i . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Si oux ▁in ▁the ▁enc amp ment ▁consisted ▁mostly ▁of ▁Lak ota ▁( T eton ) ▁from ▁the ▁H unk p apa , ▁S ih as apa , ▁Min icon jou , ▁and ▁Sans ▁Arc ▁bands ▁plus ▁Y ank ton ais , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁S ante es . ▁ ▁The ▁Si oux ▁were ▁mostly ▁armed ▁only ▁with ▁b ows ▁and ▁ar rows ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁short - range ▁mus k ets ▁and ▁shot g uns . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Si oux , ▁especially ▁the ▁T et ons , ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁before ▁this ▁encounter . ▁ ▁Sul ly , ▁after ▁leaving ▁men ▁at ▁Fort ▁R ice ▁and ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁em igr ants , ▁had ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁men ▁for ▁the ▁attack . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁two ▁art illery ▁batter ies ▁with ▁eight ▁how itz ers . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁Sul ly ' s ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁sk irm ished ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁Si oux ▁war riors ▁near ▁present - day ▁Richard ton , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁one ▁sc out ▁was ▁wounded . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Si oux ▁now ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁presence , ▁Sul ly ▁advanced ▁rapidly ▁but ▁carefully . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁sc out ▁Frank ▁La F ram bo ise , ▁a ▁mixed ▁blood ▁S ante e