Battle of Camas Creek

Battle of Camas Creek
Part of the Nez Perce War

Camas Meadows, 2003
DateAugust 20, 1877
Location
Clark County, Idaho Territory, U.S.
Camp: 44°21′11″N 111°53′6″W / 44.35306°N 111.88500°W / 44.35306; -111.88500
Siege: 44°24′45″N 111°47′41″W / 44.41250°N 111.79472°W / 44.41250; -111.79472
Result Nez Perce victory
Belligerents
United States Army Nez Perce
Commanders and leaders
General Oliver Howard
Capt. Randolph Norwood		 Chief Joseph
Looking Glass
White Bird
Ollokot
Toohoolhoolzote
Strength
300 men <200 warriors [1]
Casualties and losses
3 killed
6 wounded[2]		 Probably only 2 wounded[3]
Battle of Camas Creek is located in the United States
Battle of Camas Creek
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Location in the United States
Battle of Camas Creek is located in Idaho
Battle of Camas Creek
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Location in Idaho Territory

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.

  1. ^ "The August 20, 1877 Battle of Camas Creek". Anishinabe History. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Beal, Merrill D. (1963). "I Will Fight no More Forever." Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. pp. 156, 159–160.
  3. ^ Beal, p. 159