Battle Of Camas Creek
The Battle of Camas Creek, August 20, 1877, was an raid by the Nez Perce Indians on a U.S. Army encampment 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 U.S. Army.
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