This battle occurred up in northern Idaho near present
day Grangeville, Idaho, between the Iron Confederation and the United States. It was the first battle of the second phase
of the 1876 American plans to subdue the Pembina Empire of Montana. Many of the citizens of the Iron Confederation of that
region of Idaho, probably originally lived in western Oregon and western Washington, before the Americans invaded. After
the Americans started using their cowardly weapons (Germ Warfare) on the Indians of western Oregon and western Washington,
it decimated the Indian population who, afterwards, sought out new locations to escape from the terrifying cowardly weapons
of the whites. Those new locations were in north central Oregon and south central Washington, where they merged with their
fellow tribesmen, but soon the whites showed up there using their cowardly weapons (Germ Warfare) once again, but this
time they rose up against the invading whites but were subjugated, with many fleeing into northeastern Washington and
Canada, or into the mountains of northeastern Oregon and northern Idaho.
By 1877, the Americans could no longer control their great want to eradicate the Indians (the Anishinabek, Assiniboine, Cree and Delaware) of northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and northern Idaho, and they included the Indians of those regions to wage war on, because they were part of the huge Pembina Empire. In 1863, the Americans and the Nez Perce tribe, signed a treaty which greatly reduced the Nez Perce Reservation established by the Americans in 1855, by around 90%. However, they referred to a so called group of defiant Nez Perce as non treaty Indians, who were the Anishinabe, Assiniboine, Cree and Delaware. Those non treaty Indians were living in the mountains of northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and were the Anishinabe, Assiniboine, Cree and Delaware, and they were not cooperating with the United States.
Probably very eager to get the war against the Iron Confederation of northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington underway, the Americans singled out a large group of Indians located in northern Idaho’s mountains, to warn them if they did not accept the American demands to sign over their land, the Americans would use their military to force them to sign over their land. A few days before the June 17 battle, the Iron Confederation sent their warriors out to wage war on nearby white settlers which killed 18 white settlers. By June 17, the Indians had fled deeper into the mountains followed by 106 American soldiers under the command of Captain David Perry, and their Nez Perce allies. The Iron Confederations warriors would use the rugged terrain exceptionally well during the battle with their American enemy. Once the battle started the Americans went on the defensive as a result of the rugged terrain, which the Indian warriors were obviously instructed by their commanders, to use to their advantage. Although the Americans did attempt to keep themselves organized as an military fighting force, theirs was a losing cause, which led them to flee from the rugged terrain and the battle they lost. American casualties were 38, with an unusually high number (34) being killed. Indian casualties were only three wounded.
By 1877, the Americans could no longer control their great want to eradicate the Indians (the Anishinabek, Assiniboine, Cree and Delaware) of northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and northern Idaho, and they included the Indians of those regions to wage war on, because they were part of the huge Pembina Empire. In 1863, the Americans and the Nez Perce tribe, signed a treaty which greatly reduced the Nez Perce Reservation established by the Americans in 1855, by around 90%. However, they referred to a so called group of defiant Nez Perce as non treaty Indians, who were the Anishinabe, Assiniboine, Cree and Delaware. Those non treaty Indians were living in the mountains of northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and were the Anishinabe, Assiniboine, Cree and Delaware, and they were not cooperating with the United States.
Probably very eager to get the war against the Iron Confederation of northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington underway, the Americans singled out a large group of Indians located in northern Idaho’s mountains, to warn them if they did not accept the American demands to sign over their land, the Americans would use their military to force them to sign over their land. A few days before the June 17 battle, the Iron Confederation sent their warriors out to wage war on nearby white settlers which killed 18 white settlers. By June 17, the Indians had fled deeper into the mountains followed by 106 American soldiers under the command of Captain David Perry, and their Nez Perce allies. The Iron Confederations warriors would use the rugged terrain exceptionally well during the battle with their American enemy. Once the battle started the Americans went on the defensive as a result of the rugged terrain, which the Indian warriors were obviously instructed by their commanders, to use to their advantage. Although the Americans did attempt to keep themselves organized as an military fighting force, theirs was a losing cause, which led them to flee from the rugged terrain and the battle they lost. American casualties were 38, with an unusually high number (34) being killed. Indian casualties were only three wounded.
