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Battles of Mullan Road War Battle of Toppenish Creek Battle of Union Gap Cascades Massacre Battle of Pine Creek Battle of Four Lakes Battle of Spokane Plains Steamboat Chippewa Fiasco Battle of Lower Sioux Agency Battle of Redwood Ferry Battle of New Ulm Battle of Fort Ridgely Battle of Birch Coulee Siege of Fort Abercrombie Battle of Wood Lake Surrender at Camp Release Battle of Big Mound Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake Battle of Stoney Lake Battle of White Stone Hill Battle of Killdeer Mountain Fisk's Expedition Battle of Red Buttes Battle of Deer Creek Station Battle of Dry Creek Custard Wagon Train Fight Platte Bridge Battle Battle of Platte Bridge Station Battle of Bone Pile Creek Battle of Fort Rice Battle of Tongue River 1865 Powder River Expedition Sun River Stampede Battle of Crazy Woman Creek Battle of Peno Creek Fetterman Massacre Fort Buford Massacre Haystack Battle Battle of Fort Kearny Battle Near Fort Ellis Battle of Popo Aguie Marias River Massacre Battle of Miner's Delight Pryor's Fork Battle Second Battle of Tongue River Battle of Bighorn Battle of Powder River Battle of the Rosebud Custers Last Stand Battle of Snake Mountain Battle of Slim Buttes Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Bates Creek Battle of Ash Creek Battle of Wolf Mountain Battle of Little Muddy Creek Battle of White Bird Canyon Battle of the Cottonwoods Battle of the Clearwater Battle of Weippe Prairie Battle of Big Hole Battle of Horse Prairie Battle of Birch Creek, Idaho Battle of Camas Creek Battle of Canyon Creek Battle of Cow Island Battle of Cow Creek Battle of Bear Paw Battle of South Mountain Battle of Silver River Battle of Birch Creek Battle of Clearwater River Battle of Clark's Fork Battle of Heart Mountain Massacre Near Yellowstone Lake Battle of Jackson Hole Battle of Careless Creek Battle of Milk River Battle of Big Creek Battle of Pumpkin Creek Battle of Poplar River

July 17, 1877 Battle of Weippe Prairie

This is another battle that was fought near Grangeville, Idaho, between Ojibway Soldiers and American Soldiers. Others included Battle of White Bird Canyon and Battle of the Clearwater. Another battle was fought near Cottonwood, Idaho which is 13 miles northwest of Grangeville, Idaho and closer to Nez Perce Reservation. Cottonwood, Idaho is 2 miles from Nez Perce Reservation. Grangeville is less than 7 miles from Nez Perce Reservation. Battle of Weippe Prairie was a part of Mullan Road War. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. General Otis Howard instructed Major Edward Mason to attempt to halt an Anishinabe exodus or attack an Ojibway village located on an original Nez Perce Reservation American leaders illegally eradicated. On Tuesday July 17, 1877 American Soldiers led by Major Mason, found an Anishinabe village and commenced to travel to it. However, Anishinabe scouts were on their lookout for white invaders and learned about an approach of American Soldiers and ambushed them. All American Soldiers could do was find concealment and defend themselves. Ojibway Soldiers routed those American Soldiers led by Major Mason. Ojibway Soldiers killed 1 white soldier and wounded 2 others. Battles for control of Nez Perce Reservation commenced on Sunday June 17, 1877 and ended on Tuesday July 17, 1877. American Soldiers next targeted an Ojibway village in Big Hole Valley, Montana.