Looking Glass was a principal Nez Perce architect of many of the military strategies employed by the Nez Perce during the Nez Perce War of 1877. He, along with Chief Joseph, directed the 1877 retreat
Looking Glass, Nez Perce leader
Battle of Bear Paw
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The Battle of Bear Paw was the final engagement of the Nez Perce War of 1877. Following a 1,200-mile running fight from north central Idaho Territory over the previous four months, the U.S. Army manag
Looking Glass (Native American leader)
…on September 29, 1877, they were surrounded 40 miles (64 km) short of Canada in the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana. After the five-day siege and the Battle of Bear Paw Chief Joseph proposed surrender. White Bird and Looking Glass opposed the surrender and they and their bands attempted to break through the siege and…
Bear Paw Battlefield
General Nelson A. Miles General Miles charging the Indian camp, the dash into the ravine
Chief Joseph's hunting rifle, donated to Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in 1885
Chief Joseph three weeks after his surrender in October 1877