Battle of Camas Creek | |||||||
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Part of the Nez Perce War | |||||||
![]() Camas Meadows, 2003 | |||||||
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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 [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 6 wounded[2] | probably only 2 wounded[3] | ||||||
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.