Miles was following a tried and true tactic of the U.S. Army in fighting Plains Indians: attack a village suddenly and "shock and demoralize all the camp occupants – men, women, and children, both young and old – before they could respond effectively to counter the blow."
迈尔斯遵循的是一套美军在与平原印第安人（英语：Plains Indians）们战斗时用过的且适用的战术：突然攻击一座村庄，“让所有的营地居住者——男、女、老、幼——震惊且混乱，并且要在他们能做出有效的回应来进行反击之前”。