 Reinforcements were rushed in, including the 5th Infantry, which built Fort Keogh at the mouth of the Tongue River in Montana, and began operating from there.Miles and the 5th caught up to Sitting Bull at the Battle of Cedar Creek in late October and, failing to negotiate his surrender, defeated his band in battle, forcing them to abandon most of their food and equipment.2000 Lakota of this group surrendered on 27 October, although Sitting Bull himself escaped.