Battle of Canyon Creek

The Battle of Canyon Creek was a military engagement in Montana Territory between the Nez Perce Indians and the United States Army's 7th Cavalry. The battle was part of the larger Indian Wars of the latter 19th century and the immediate Nez Perce War. It took place on September 13, 1877, west of present-day Billings in Yellowstone County, in the canyons and benches around Canyon Creek.

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1877  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, United States, 

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Location: 45.7692, -108.814, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1877 Battle of Canyon Creek

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Canyon creek battlefield

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1877	Battle of Canyon Creek	United States, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Indian history for young folks (1919) (14566753239)		Commons
commons	image		Near-canyon-creek-battlefield-july-2010-roger-peterson-003 (6096948411)		Commons
commons	image		Canyon-creek-batte-near-molt-montana-7-30-2010-roger-peterson-010 (5688735848)		Commons
commons	image		Canyon creek battlefield		Commons