▁fled . ▁ ▁That ▁night ▁two ▁of ▁Sul ly ' s ▁pick et ▁gu ards ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁one ▁wounded ▁by ▁a ▁Si oux ▁war ▁party . ▁ ▁Another ▁soldier ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁gu ards ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁mistaken ▁for ▁an ▁Indian . ▁ ▁Although ▁running ▁short ▁of ▁r ations , ▁Sul ly ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁Si oux . ▁ ▁A ▁Black foot ▁sc out ▁said ▁he ▁knew ▁a ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁Bad lands ▁pass able ▁by ▁Sul ly ' s ▁w agon ▁train . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁days ▁rest , ▁Sul ly ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁pl ung ed ▁into ▁the ▁unknown ▁terrain ▁ahead . ▁ ▁The ▁Si oux ▁would ▁har ass ▁their ▁passage ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bad lands . ▁ ▁O pp osing ▁Forces ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁North west : ▁M G ▁John ▁Pope ▁( not ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁field ) ▁ ▁Native ▁Americans ▁ ▁Lak ota ▁( T eton ), ▁and ▁Dak ota ▁( Y ank ton ai , ▁S ante e ) ▁Si oux : ▁Gall , ▁S itting ▁Bull , ▁In k pad uta ▁ ▁Kill de er ▁Mountain ▁Battle field ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁Kill de er ▁Mountain ▁Battle field ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁marks ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁battle field ▁site ▁and ▁is ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota . ▁This ▁features ▁a ▁sand stone ▁sl ab ▁monument , ▁flag pole , ▁and ▁two ▁head st ones ▁that ▁honor ▁soldiers ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁conflict , ▁Serge