Battle of the Big Hole
| Battle of the Big Hole | |||||||
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| Part of the Nez Perce War | |||||||
Big Hole battlefield | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Nez Perce | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John Gibbon (Colonel) |
Chief Joseph Looking Glass | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 206 | 200 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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31 killed 38 wounded | 70–90 killed of whom perhaps thirty were warriors. | ||||||
Location in the United States Location in Montana Territory | |||||||
The Battle of the Big Hole was fought in Montana Territory, August 9–10, 1877, between the United States Army and the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans during the Nez Perce War. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Nez Perce withdrew in good order from the battlefield and continued their long fighting retreat that would result in their attempt to reach Canada and asylum.
Located in Beaverhead County, the battle site is between the continental divide at Chief Joseph Pass and the town of Wisdom.