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Map of Battle of the Big Hole. Between Gibbon's position and the Nez Perce encampment, which consisted of 89 tipis in a V-shaped pattern, was the waist-deep and willow-lined North Fork of the Big Hole River. Approaching the Nez Perce encampment on foot at dawn, Gibbon's men encountered an old Nez Perce man and killed him.
Big Hole National Battlefield preserves a battlefield in the western United States, located in Beaverhead County, Montana. In 1877, the Nez Perce fought a delaying action against the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Regiment here on August 9 and 10, during their failed attempt to escape to Canada .
On August 9, 1877, the Nez Perce engaged the U.S. Army under the command of Colonel John Gibbon at the Battle of the Big Hole near the headwaters of the West fork of the Big Hole River in Montana. By all accounts, this battle was a draw with heavy casualties on both sides, but the Nez Perce escaped to the south and into Idaho.
The most notable was the two-day Battle of the Big Hole in southwestern Montana territory, a battle with heavy casualties on both sides, including many women and children on the Nez Perce side. Until the Big Hole the Nez Perce had the naive view that they could end the war with the U.S. on terms favorable, or at least acceptable, to themselves ...
Battle of Little Muddy Creek: May 7, 1877 near modern Lame Deer: Sioux Wars Great Sioux War of 1876 18 United States of America vs Lakota & Cheyenne Battle of the Big Hole: August 9–10, 1877 Beaverhead County: Nez Perce War: 118 [4] United States of America vs Nez Perce & Palouse: Battle of Canyon Creek: September 13, 1877 near Billings: Nez ...
Because of his experience, Looking Glass became perhaps the most important battle leader of the Nez Perce. His prestige, however, was diminished when he allowed the Nez Perce to be surprised by the U.S. army at the Battle of the Big Hole. [3] Looking Glass encouraged the Nez Perce to travel east and seek sanctuary with the Crow nation in ...
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(See Nez Perce War) In western Montana, Gibbon found the Nez Perce near the Big Hole River. At the Battle of the Big Hole, Gibbon's forces inflicted and suffered heavy casualties, including several dozen Nez Perce civilians, and Gibbon became pinned down by Indian sniper fire. The Nez Perce withdrew in good order after the second day of the battle.