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July 4, 1874 Battle of Snake Mountain

In 1868, Bannock and Shoshone leaders illegally ceded Ojibway land to whites which set off a series of hostile incidents around Wind River Reservation. In 1874, white invaders were bolstering up their soldiers for a last military campaign against Ojibway People. It is known as Custers 1874 Black Heels Expedition. This battle was a part of Mullan Road War. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. Both Bannock and Shoshones had actually sent their soldiers out with their white allies to help them fight Indians, as had Dakotas. A force of 60 American Soldiers and 20 of their Bannock and Shoshone allies, were led by Captain Alfred E. Bates and Lieutenant Robert H. Young. Young supposedly led Bannock and Shoshone soldiers. Another force of 167 Bannock and Shoshone Soldiers led by chief Wakashie, also joined with their white allies. Chief Wakashie was very willing to help whites fight Indians. A unknown number of Ojibway Soldiers had crossed Big Horn Mountains from probably near Crow Reservation and reached an Ojibway settlement east of Wind River Reservation. Battle of Snake Mountain was fought 27 miles east of Wind River Reservation, on Saturday July 4, 1874.

There was an Anishinabe fortified settlement near a mountain named Snake Mountain which Bannock and Shoshones led their white allies to. Just before a battle commenced, a group of Bannock and Shoshone Soldiers took matters into their own hands and commenced to singing their battle songs in a very loud manner. So loud it ruined their white allies surprise attack. Battle that followed, Ojibway Soldiers drove off American Soldiers and their Bannock and Shoshone allies who actually betrayed their race or helped their race. Supposedly chief Wakashie lost a sack of Anishinabe scalps he was carrying when an Anishinabe Soldier stole his horse. White casualties were 3 killed and 3 wounded. Bannock and Shoshone casualties were 2 killed and 3 wounded. Anishinabe casualties were heavy. American reports put Ojibway casualties 125 killed and wounded. Another report put Ojibway casualties as low as 10. However, American Soldiers had superior weapons which means their report on Ojibway casualties is closer to being accurate.