▁train ). ▁ ▁Car son ▁dis mount ed ▁his ▁caval ry ▁and ▁deployed ▁them ▁around ▁the ▁two ▁how itz ers . ▁His ▁Indian ▁sc outs ▁sk irm ished ▁with ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Com anche ▁and ▁Ki owa ▁war riors ▁" mount ed ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁paint ▁and ▁fe athers ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁charg ing ▁backwards ▁and ▁for wards ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁their ▁bodies ▁thrown ▁over ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁their ▁horses , ▁at ▁a ▁full ▁run , ▁and ▁shooting ▁occasionally ▁under ▁their ▁horses ." ▁ ▁D oh äs an , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Sat ank , ▁Gu ip ago ▁and ▁Sat anta , ▁led ▁the ▁Ki ow as ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁attack . ▁F ier ce ▁fighting ▁developed ▁as ▁the ▁Ki owa , ▁Pla ins ▁Apache ▁and ▁Com anche ▁war riors ▁repeatedly ▁attacked ▁Car son ' s ▁position . ▁Sat anta ▁replied ▁to ▁Car son ' s ▁bug ler ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁bug le ▁calls ▁to ▁conf use ▁the ▁soldiers . ▁Car son ▁succeeded ▁in ▁rep elling ▁the ▁attacks ▁only ▁through ▁his ▁clever ▁use ▁of ▁supporting ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁tw in ▁how itz ers . ▁The ▁first ▁shell s ▁from ▁the ▁how itz ers ▁caused ▁the ▁Com anche ▁and ▁Ki owa ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁the ▁battle field , ▁but ▁they ▁soon ▁returned ▁in ▁even ▁greater ▁numbers ▁and ▁renew ed ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁By ▁afternoon ▁P ett is ▁estimated ▁Car son ' s ▁army ▁faced ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Indians . ▁After ▁six ▁to ▁eight ▁hours ▁of