hˈɪɹ ðə tˈuː kəmˈændz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd, wɪð dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kɹˈʊk mˈuːvɪŋ sˈaʊθ ænd ˈiːst təwˈɔːɹd ðə blˈæk hˈɪlz, ænd ɐ dɪtˈætʃmənt ˌʌndɚ kˈæptɪn ˈænsən mˈɪlz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ænd dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɐ fˈoːɹs ʌv ˈɪndiənz ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv slˈɪm bˈʌts.
Here the two commands separated, with General Crook moving south and east toward the Black Hills, and a detachment under Captain Anson Mills engaged and  defeated a force of Indians in September at the Battle of Slim Buttes.