Battle of Bear Paw

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Bear Paw canonical	4
Battle of Bear Paw Mountain	1
Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	relocation of Nez Perce to reservations ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ surface form: Battle of Bear Paw Mountain Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains
associatedSpeech	"From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever" ⓘ
belligerent	Nez Perce ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
campaignObjective	prevent Nez Perce from reaching Canada ⓘ
casualtiesSide	Nez Perce casualties ⓘ United States Army casualties ⓘ
combatant	Nez Perce ⓘ surface form: Nez Perce people United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commander	Chief Joseph ⓘ Looking Glass ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ White Bird ⓘ
conflict	Nez Perce War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1877-09-30 ⓘ
distanceFromCanadianBorder	approximately 40 miles ⓘ
endDate	1877-10-05 ⓘ
followedBy	surrender of Chief Joseph ⓘ
geographicalContext	northern Montana plains ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the end of large-scale Nez Perce armed resistance ⓘ
involvesEthnicGroup	Nez Perce ⓘ United States Army personnel ⓘ surface form: United States soldiers
location	Montana Territory ⓘ near Bear Paw Mountains ⓘ
militaryLeaderSide	Nelson A. Miles ⓘ surface form: Colonel Nelson A. Miles
notableFor	famous surrender speech of Chief Joseph ⓘ final major engagement of the Nez Perce War ⓘ halt of Nez Perce flight toward Canada ⓘ
opponentCommander	Chief Joseph ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
partOf	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Indian Wars Nez Perce War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Canyon Creek ⓘ
relatedEvent	Nez Perce flight toward Canada ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ surrender of Nez Perce band ⓘ
startDate	1877-09-30 ⓘ
surrenderDate	1877-10-05 ⓘ
surrenderedLeader	Chief Joseph ⓘ
surrenderedTo	Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
theater	Great Plains ⓘ surface form: Northern Plains
typeOfEngagement	encirclement ⓘ siege ⓘ
year	1877 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nez Perce War → battle → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Nez Perce War → finalEngagement → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Nez Perce → historicalEvent → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Battle of Canyon Creek → followedBy → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Battle of Bear Paw → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Bear Paw Mountain

Battle of Bear Paw → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains