| Description |
96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Campaign, 231 |
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Campaign (Osprey Publishing) ; 231.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index. |
| Contents |
Origins of the campaign -- Chronology -- Opposing commanders -- Opposing forces -- Opposing plans -- Outbreak of the war and ppening moves (June-July 1877) -- Pursuit (July-August 1877) -- The endgame (September 1877) -- Aftermath -- The battlefields today -- Further reading. |
| Summary |
The late 19th-century saw the 300-year struggle between European colonists and Indian tribes for control of the North American continent drawing to a close. Yet one tribe, the Nez Perce in eastern Oregon, displayed an amazing tenacity in its final months of independence. Resisting U.S. government pressure to relocate to a reservation, and following a series of incidents with American settlers, some 750 Nez Perce under Chief Joseph led the U.S. Army on a 1,700-mile chase over three months, from Oregon to Idaho to Wyoming and culminating in Montana. Using skillful delaying tactics, the Nez Perce inflicted heavy losses upon the pursuing US Army troops until they were finally cornered and forced to surrender only 40 miles from the Canadian border. |
| Subject |
Nez Perce Indians -- Wars, 1877.
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| Added Author |
Dennis, Peter, 1950- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781849081917 |
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1849081913 |
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