Battle of Camas Creek

Battle of Camas Creek
	Part of the Nez Perce War
	; Camas Meadows, 2003
Date	August 20, 1877
Location	Clark County, Idaho Territory, U.S.Camp: 44°21′11″N 111°53′6″W / 44.35306°N 111.88500°W; Siege: 44°24′45″N 111°47′41″W / 44.41250°N 111.79472°W
Result	Nez Perce victory
Belligerents
United States Army	Nez Perce
Commanders and leaders
General Oliver Howard; Capt. Randolph Norwood	Chief Joseph; Looking Glass; White Bird; Ollokot; Toohoolhoolzote
Strength
300 men	<200 warriors
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 6 wounded	Probably only 2 wounded
	Location in the United States Location in Idaho Territory

The Battle of Camas Creek, August 20, 1877, was a raid by the Nez Perce people on a United States Army encampment in Idaho Territory and a subsequent battle during the Nez Perce War. The Nez Perce defeated three companies of U.S. cavalry and continued their fighting retreat to escape the army.