▁battle ▁and ▁eleven ▁wounded . ▁Another ▁family ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁party ▁during ▁the ▁attack ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁bl amed ▁on ▁the ▁Moh ave , ▁but ▁which ▁in ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Hoff man ' s ▁opinion ▁was ▁more ▁likely ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁Wal ap ai , ▁along ▁with ▁seven ▁ren eg ade ▁Moh ave . ▁The ▁em igr ants ▁killed ▁sevent een ▁Moh ave ▁war riors . ▁The ▁incident ▁was ▁widely ▁public ized ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁l abeled ▁" a ▁mass acre ", ▁sc aring ▁many ▁white ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁who ▁fe ared ▁being ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁US ▁by ▁host ile ▁n atives , ▁and ▁it ▁motiv ated ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁to ▁quickly ▁sub j ug ate ▁the ▁tribe . ▁ ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁away ▁at ▁Fort ▁Y uma ▁during ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁sett lers , ▁and ▁upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁it ▁he ▁sc old ed ▁the ▁Moh ave . ▁Ch ook sa ▁hom ar ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁events ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁I rat aba ▁told ▁the ▁war riors , ▁" I ▁hear ▁you ▁fought , ▁though ▁I ▁told ▁you ▁not ▁to . ▁And ▁you ▁will ▁have ▁war ▁again : ▁I ▁know ▁it . ▁You ▁used ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁Mar ic op a . ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁[ to ▁Phoenix ] ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Mar ic op a ▁and ▁tell ▁them : ▁' The ▁Moh ave ▁will ▁not ▁come ▁any ▁more ▁to ▁attack ▁you ' ."