, ▁killing ▁him . ▁This ▁attack ▁prompt ed ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁Arm iste ad ' s ▁det achment , ▁who ▁from ▁an ▁advantage ous ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁ground ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁rep el ▁the ▁Moh ave , ▁killing ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁that ▁last ed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁Arm iste ad ' s ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁assault ▁of ▁I rat aba ' s ▁ran ch ▁reported ▁ 2 3 ▁dead ▁Moh ave ▁war riors , ▁but ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁remember ▁a ▁much ▁higher ▁number ▁of ▁cas ual ties , ▁including ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁soldiers . ▁Sh erer ▁spec ulated ▁that , ▁given ▁that ▁ 5 0 ▁soldiers ▁fired ▁around ▁ 1 0 ▁sh ots ▁each , ▁the ▁cas ual ty ▁count ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁reported . ▁The ▁attack ▁on ▁I rat aba ' s ▁ran ch ▁is ▁remembered ▁by ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁and ▁last ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁Tro ops ." ▁ ▁As ▁A ha ▁mac ave ▁y alt an ack ▁ ▁After ▁C airo ok ' s ▁death , ▁whites ▁living ▁near ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁began ▁to ▁view ▁I rat aba ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave . ▁He ▁had ▁become ▁A ha ▁mac ave ▁y alt an ack ▁( le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Nation ) ▁or ▁ho cho ch ▁( le ader ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁people ); ▁" y alt an ack " ▁is ▁Moh ave ▁for ▁" le ader ", ▁and