▁deployed ▁one ▁company ▁of ▁caval ry ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁remainder ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side . ▁ ▁Battle ▁Appro xim ately ▁two ▁hours ▁after ▁day break ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁Car son ' s ▁caval ry ▁found ▁and ▁attacked ▁a ▁Ki owa ▁village ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 ▁lod ges . ▁The ▁Chief , ▁D oh äs an , ▁and ▁his ▁people ▁fled , ▁passing ▁the ▁alarm ▁to ▁al lied ▁Com anche ▁villages ▁nearby ; ▁Gu ip ago ▁led ▁the ▁war riors ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁fle eing ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁March ing ▁forward ▁to ▁Ad obe ▁W alls , ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁Ki owa ▁village , ▁Car son ▁d ug ▁in ▁there ▁about ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁am , ▁using ▁one ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins ▁for ▁a ▁hospital . ▁He ▁discovered ▁to ▁his ▁dis may ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁numerous ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁including ▁a ▁large ▁Com anche ▁village . ▁Car son ▁saw ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁Indians ▁pour ing ▁forward ▁to ▁eng age ▁him ▁in ▁battle , ▁a ▁much ▁greater ▁force ▁than ▁he ▁had ▁expected . ▁ ▁Capt . ▁P ett is , ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁most ▁complete ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁battle , ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - 1 , 4 0 0 ▁Com anche ▁and ▁Ki owa ▁attacked ▁the ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁who ▁number ed ▁ 3 3 0 ▁( 7 5 ▁men ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁behind ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁supply