On June 25, 1876 this leader & his 650 men expected to find a few Indian warriors; surprise!  There were over 2,000
Their plans were to take Ft. Garland, capture the artillery there and go to
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Before he fled West, hoping to pad his rsum with a few bloody triumphs over 
Indians, ..... in the Indian camp, and that about 2,000 of those were warriors.