▁fairly ▁continuous ▁fighting , ▁Car son ▁realized ▁he ▁was ▁running ▁low ▁on ▁how itzer ▁shell s ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁in ▁general , ▁and ▁ordered ▁his ▁forces ▁to ▁retre at ▁to ▁the ▁Ki owa ▁village ▁in ▁his ▁rear . ▁ ▁Car son ▁was ▁also ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 5 ▁men ▁guard ing ▁his ▁much - ne eded ▁supply ▁train . ▁The ▁Indians ▁tried ▁to ▁block ▁his ▁retre at ▁by ▁setting ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁grass ▁and ▁br ush ▁down ▁near ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁w ily ▁Car son , ▁however , ▁set ▁back f ires ▁and ▁retre ated ▁to ▁higher ▁ground , ▁where ▁the ▁tw in ▁how itz ers ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁off ▁the ▁Indians . ▁When ▁tw il ight ▁came , ▁Car son ▁ordered ▁about ▁half ▁his ▁command ▁and ▁his ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁to ▁burn ▁the ▁lod ges ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁which ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁Ki owa ▁Apache ▁chief ▁Iron ▁Sh irt , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁tip i . ▁ ▁The ▁soldiers ▁conf isc ated ▁many ▁" fin ely ▁finished ▁buff alo ▁ro bes " ▁and ▁burn ed ▁the ▁rest ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁killed ▁and ▁m util ated ▁four ▁Ki ow as ▁too ▁decre pit ▁to ▁fle e . ▁The ▁we ary ▁soldiers ▁continued ▁their ▁retre at ▁and ▁found ▁their ▁supply ▁train ▁int act ▁that ▁night . ▁ ▁Car son ▁and ▁his ▁soldiers ▁rest ed ▁in ▁camp ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁their ▁Indian ▁oppon ents ▁visible ▁on ▁a