The Battle of Camas Creek, August 20, 1877, was a raid by the Nez Perce people on a United States Army encampment in Idaho Territory and a subsequent battle during the Nez Perce War. The Nez Perce defeated three companies of U.S. cavalry and continued their fighting retreat to escape the army.
Camas Meadows, 2003
The Nez Perce warriors were travel-weary and worn-down during their long fighting retreat.
Plaque at the Battlefield site.
The Battle of the Big Hole was fought in Montana Territory, August 9–10, 1877, between the United States Army and the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans during the Nez Perce War. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Nez Perce withdrew in good order from the battlefield and continued their long fighting retreat that would result in their attempt to reach Canada and asylum.
Big Hole battlefield
Big Hole Battlegrounds, 2003
Chief Joseph and Col. John Gibbon met again on the Big Hole Battle site in 1889