Question: The Battle of Blanco Canyon was the decisive battle of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie's initial campaign against the Comanche in West Texas, and marked the first time the Comanches had been attacked in the heart of their homeland, Mackenzie, also called Bad Hand, was a career United States Army officer and general in the Union Army during which event?
Sentence (from "Battle of Blanco Canyon"): Col. Mackenzie assembled a powerful force consisting of eight companies of the Fourth United States Cavalry, two companies of the Eleventh Infantry, and a group of twenty Tonkawa scouts.
Relevant evidence: No