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August 12, 1877 Battle of Horse Prairie

Two days after Battle of Big Hole, white invaders learned about another group of Ojibways living southeast of where Big Hole Battle was fought, in a location known as Horse Prairie which is 18 miles or 29 kilometers south of Big Hole Basin. It's similar to Big Hole Valley yet considerably smaller and supported a much smaller Ojibway population of 2,000 to 3,000 people. On Sunday August 12, 1877 or two days after Battle of Big Hole was fought, a number of Ojibway Soldiers launched raids on several white farms and ranches near Bannack, Montana. Many of these Ojibway Soldiers came from Big Hole Valley launching raids on whites living illegally between what is now Polaris, Montana and Bannack, Montana. Many other Ojibway Soldiers came up from Horse Prairie (a location where Ojibway People raised horses) to attack Bannack. It is not known if Ojibway Soldiers actually attacked Bannack which had a population of 10,000 around that time period. There were certainly 1,000's of Ojibway Soldiers in that region, so it's likely they actually did attack Bannack. Not much came from their assault however. Ojibway Soldiers killed at least 5 whites living in that region illegally. That location is within that portion of Blackfeet Reservation (aka Peigan Reservation) that never was ceded. It continues to be an Ojibway Reservation. Whites living at Bannack, probably sent 100's of their civilian soldiers or actual American Soldiers, south to Horse Prairie to attack an Ojibway village. We don't know if they did. However, they probably did. American Soldiers had instructions to attack Ojibway villages, to force Ojibway leaders to cede Reservation. Ojibway Soldiers cleared that region between Polaris and Bannack of whites and took their livestock. Colonel Gibbon sent his soldiers to Bannack after these two early August 1877 battles, to reinforce American Soldiers already stationed there. He may have left quite a few of his soldiers in Big Hole Valley then sent more there after August 12, 1877 Battle of Horse Prairie. American Soldiers from Fort Ellis (Bozemon, Montana), were obviously sent to Bannack then Big Hole Basin and Horse Prairie. Many Ojibway People followed prophecy and fled west. However, most stayed.