Nez Perce used superior marksmanship and knowledge of terrain

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historicalMilitaryTactic

The Nez Perce used superior marksmanship and intimate knowledge of the terrain to outmaneuver and decisively defeat U.S. Army forces during the Battle of White Bird Canyon in 1877.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historicalMilitaryTactic ⓘ
appliedBy	Nez Perce NERFINISHED ⓘ
battleResult	U.S. Army companies routed ⓘ capture of U.S. Army horses and equipment ⓘ
component	intimate knowledge of terrain ⓘ superior marksmanship ⓘ
contributedTo	U.S. Army retreat from White Bird Canyon ⓘ delay of U.S. Army pursuit of Nez Perce bands ⓘ
culturalContext	Nez Perce intimate knowledge of ancestral lands ⓘ Nez Perce traditional hunting skills ⓘ
documentedIn	U.S. Army reports on Battle of White Bird Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ historical accounts of the Nez Perce War ⓘ
enabled	control of high ground ⓘ effective use of cover and concealment ⓘ enfilading fire on U.S. troops ⓘ rapid withdrawal routes ⓘ successful ambush positions ⓘ surprise attacks ⓘ
exploitedWeakness	U.S. Army rigid linear tactics ⓘ U.S. Army underestimation of Nez Perce capabilities ⓘ U.S. Army unfamiliarity with local terrain ⓘ
forceType	irregular light infantry tactics ⓘ
historicalSignificance	demonstrated tactical superiority of Nez Perce over U.S. forces at White Bird Canyon ⓘ first major engagement of the Nez Perce War ⓘ
location	Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ White Bird Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryOutcome	decisive Nez Perce victory ⓘ outmaneuvered U.S. Army forces ⓘ
opposedCommander	Captain David Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	asymmetric warfare ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ
tacticalEffect	inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. Army ⓘ minimized Nez Perce casualties ⓘ
terrainType	canyon terrain ⓘ ravines and draws ⓘ sagebrush-covered slopes ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
usedAgainst	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedByCommander	Chief Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ White Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Battle of White Bird Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict	Nez Perce War NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInYear	1877 ⓘ
weaponTypeUsed	revolvers ⓘ rifles ⓘ

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