▁After ▁R ae ▁refused ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁him , ▁the ▁combined ▁Battle ford ▁bands ▁took ▁food ▁and ▁supplies ▁from ▁the ▁abandoned ▁stores ▁and ▁houses . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁bands ▁camp ed ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁away ▁bringing ▁with ▁them ▁their ▁lo oted ▁prov isions ▁including ▁cattle ▁and ▁horses ▁then ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁P ound maker ' s ▁reserve . ▁▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Town ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Fort ▁and ▁its ▁can non , ▁but ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁was ▁not . ▁Every ▁day ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Ot ter ' s ▁column ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁occup ants ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁watched ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Town , ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁away , ▁was ▁pl under ed . ▁St olen ▁vehicles ▁and ▁horses ▁carried ▁away ▁the ▁supplies ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁mer ch ants . ▁All ▁the ▁public ▁buildings ▁were ▁s ack ed , ▁including ▁the ▁Battle ford ▁Indust rial ▁School ▁( located ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Government ▁House ). ▁Most ▁homes ▁were ▁burn ed , ▁including ▁the ▁impos ing ▁home ▁of ▁Judge ▁Charles ▁Rou le au . ▁Just ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁were ▁left ▁standing . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 ▁Colonel ▁Ot ter ' s ▁column ▁attacked ▁P ound maker ' s ▁camp ▁at ▁C ut ▁Kn ife ▁Creek ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁to ▁Battle ford . ▁P ound maker ▁prevent ed ▁his ▁war riors ▁from ▁attack ing ▁the ▁retre ating ▁troops . ▁ ▁On