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Nez Perce 1877 the last fight

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.

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  • "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."
  • "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."@en
  • "With the wars between the US and the Native Americans drawing to a close, one tribe in Eastern Oregon continued to resist. The Nez Perce, led by the 'Red Napoleon' Chief Joseph, refused to surrender and accept resettlement. Instead, Chief Joseph organized a band of 750 warriors and set off for the Canadian border, pursued by 2,000 US Army troops under Major-General Oliver Howard. The army chased the natives for three months, fighting 13 actions. Finally, just 40 miles from the Canadian border, the Army ran Chief Joseph to the ground, and forced him to surrender after a five-day battle near."@en

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  • "Nez Perce 1877 The last fight"
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  • "Nez Perce 1877 : the last fight"

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