Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
Kaylin Cao 6th period
Fighting in the Battle
The canyon was a favortie campground to the Plains groups. There was a dangerous descent there, and Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie set on fire to the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne villages. In the conflict, few lives were lost, but the troops captured good supplies and 1,424 horses and mules. By November, almost all of the Native Americans bands were leaving and going to the reservations.
After the Battle
After the fighting, most of ther Native Americans weren't really seen often. They were not in the plains of Central, West Texas nor on the prairies . Kickapoo and Apache warriors continue to struggle for a couple of years near the border of the Rio Grande.