Harassed is another word doing significant work.

The harassment was total.

It targeted every material element of the off-reservation economy.

It denied rest, denied resupply, denied the seasonal cycles of hunting and food preparation that were the foundation of Plains life.

The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was the pivot point of this campaign not because it was the largest or bloodiest engagement, but because it struck the largest single concentration of people, lodges, food stores, and horses in a single operation.

The destruction at Palo Duro was more comprehensive than anything else the campaign produced.