captain taylor, with his 15 able soldiers and about 5 healthy settlers, made ready for the expected attack. each of the 20 men was issued sixteen rounds to fire. that day, september 4, a force of 600 potawatomi (under chief pa-koi-shee-can), wea (under war chief stone eater), shawnee, kickapoo and winnebago warriors approached fort harrison. a party of 40 men under command of kickapoo chief namahtoha approached under a flag of truce and asked to parley with taylor the next morning. taylor agreed, and the indian force retreated to camp for the night.