Battle of Camas Creek

Battle of Camas Creek
	Part of the Nez Perce War
	; Camas Meadows, 2003
Date	August 20, 1877
Location	Clark County, Idaho Territory, U.S.Camp: 44°21′11″N 111°53′6″W / 44.35306°N 111.88500°W; Siege: 44°24′45″N 111°47′41″W / 44.41250°N 111.79472°W
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
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 6 wounded	probably only 2 wounded
	class=notpageimage\| Location in the United States class=notpageimage\| 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.

^ "The August 20, 1877 Battle of Camas Creek". Anishinabe History. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
^ 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.
^ Beal, p. 159

[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

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