Battle of Four Lakes

Again the Americans put the latest new weapons of war to use in this 1858 battle against the powerful Anishinabe people, which occurred near present day Spokane, Washington. During that time period, an escalation in the development of new weapons of war was intensifying, and the powerful Anishinabe people would pay dearly for it, especially during the late 1860s and 1870s. Under the command of Colonel George Wright, around 500 American soldiers and 200 of their Indian allies, battled around 500 Anishinabe soldiers near Spokane and prevailed. Interestingly, at this time, it was historically written that the Nez Perce were the Indian allies of the white Americans. That’s important for the Anishinabek to know about. The target of the Americans and their 200 or so Nez Perce allies, was again the Anishinabe people who fled north of the Snake River, into northeastern Washington’s mountainous terrain. On September 1 of 1858, the Americans and their Nez Perce allies, were camped near four lakes and attacked by the Anishinabe soldiers, who were incapable of defeating their enemies who had superior weapons.

After a short while, the Anishinabe soldiers realized they could not defeat their enemies who had superior weapons, then decided to withdraw from the battle they were losing. The Anishinabek must remember that after their ancestors soldiers withdrew, the warriors from the Nez Perce heatedly followed them to attempt to continue the battle. The Indian casualties were reported to be heavy but were unknown. That could be true because of the superior weapons of the Americans. The American and Nez Perce casualties, were apparently not one of them being killed. After this battle, Anishinabe ogimak agreed to reach a treaty agreement with the United States. The United States, set aside a huge Reservation for the Anishinabe people and their allies in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Americans had brought Oregon and Washington under white control, by using Germ Warfare mainly. Although the Americans now controlled Oregon and Washington, those Anishinabek who settled down to live on the vast Reservation, or fled into Oregon’s and Washington's mountainous terrain near Idaho, and into Idaho as well, were yet to be subjugated. They knew from prophecy that the evil whites would not allow the Anishinabe people or any other Indian people, to keep the Promised Land. You'll notice by this time, the whites were no longer confining themselves in fortifications while battling the brave Anishinabe soldiers. That is because of the revolver.