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April 7, 1869 Battle Near Fort Ellis

Fort Ellis (now Bozeman, Montana) was established by United States on August 27, 1867. About a year earlier, American Soldiers had established Camp Cook and Camp Reynolds near Great Falls. In 1867, they upgraded Camp Reynolds to a fort and renamed it Fort Shaw. In 1865, they converted Fort Benton to a fort. What happened in southeastern Montana, was insignificant to Americans. They were infatuated with north central Montana which has Montana's most abundant agriculture land. Southwest Montana has agriculture land yet tiny when compared with north central Montana. Although Ojibway People were living in those mountain valleys of southwestern and western Montana, their population was much smaller when compared to Anishinabek living on Montana's plains. Fort Ellis was established by Americans to protect Montana's few white settlements in southwestern Montana. Battle near Fort Ellis was a part of Mullan Road War. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. On Wednesday April 7, 1869 a small force of Ojibway Soldiers attacked white ranches just northwest of Fort Ellis which prompted illegal ranchers to go to Fort Ellis for help. In 1868, several treaties were signed which ended Mullan Road War. However, Ojibway leaders already knew by early 1869, they had been deceived by American leaders. Thus, they resumed this war. A force of 40 white soldiers commenced a trek to find Ojibway Soldiers who attacked those white ranches. In a battle that followed, whites numbering 40 soldiers and 15 civilians, attacked a small Anishinabe force of not more than ten. All but one Anishinabe Soldier, were killed. White casualties were 1 killed and 3 wounded. White civilian casualties are not known. Before establishments of military forts in southwestern Montana, white civilians fought Anishinabe Soldiers. They had revolvers, repeating rifles and gatlin guns by mid 1860s. They really didn't need military support.