battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Camas Creek

Name: Battle of Camas Creek
Start: 1877-08-20
Location: Idaho, United States

Battle of Camas Creek was a battle fought on 20 August 1877 in what is now Idaho, United States. It was part of the Nez Perce War. The recorded result: Nez Perce victory. Recorded strength: 300 men against <200 warriors.

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Camas Meadows was the scene of a fight in the Nez Perce war in Idaho. Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought20 August 1877

WhereIdaho, United States44.353N, 111.885W

OutcomeNez Perce victory

BelligerentsUnited States ArmyagainstNez Perce

Casualties and losses3 killed; 6 woundedandProbably only 2 wounded

Part ofNez Perce War1877

Where it sits in the Nez Perce War

7 placed engagements of the Nez Perce War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	20 August 1877
Place	Idaho, United States 44.353N, 111.885W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	300 men	<200 warriors
Casualties and losses	3 killed; 6 wounded	Probably only 2 wounded
Commanders	Oliver Otis Howard	Chief Joseph Looking Glass (Native American leader) White Bird (Native American leader) Ollokot Toohoolhoolzote

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Big Hole 1877, 200 km NW
Bear River Massacre 1863, 245 km S
Battle of Canyon Creek 1877, 288 km NE
Hayfield Fight 1867, 335 km E
Morrisite War 1862, 357 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of the Big Hole 9 August 1877
After: Battle of Canyon Creek 13 September 1877
All 7 engagements of Nez Perce War

Elsewhere in 1877

Battle of Camas Creek is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (6 in Idaho).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870619, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Camas Creek, revision 1382315959, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.