The Nez Perce Chief Who Refused To Surrender 40 Miles From Canada — Then Slipped Past The Army And Escaped
The soldiers began to retreat, then the retreat became a rout.
When the fighting ended, 34 of Perry’s soldiers were dead.
Four more were wounded.
Two civilian volunteers were wounded.
On the nimíipuu side: three warriors were wounded.
None were killed.
It was the most decisive American military defeat in the entire campaign — and it came in the first engagement, before the full weight of the army’s response had even been organized.
This outcome presented the non-treaty leaders with an immediate and terrible problem.
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