Still they greatly outnumbered the whites.

But they were caught in a trap.

They had neither food nor water in their forts.

Not an Indian could creep from them without encountering certain death.
Upon the dawn of day the Indians were able to ascertain that their foes were but few in number.

As the only possible resort, which could save them from destruction, they decided to make a simultaneous rush, from the forts into the grove, and to take their stand also behind the protection of the trees.