Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Chief Joseph

Battles of Chief Joseph

19th-century Native American leader, 1840 to 1904

Chief Joseph is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas in 1877: 7 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,057 km apart end to end, 176 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nez Perce War (7).

Battle of Camas CreekBattle of Bear PawBattle of the ClearwaterBattle of White Bird CanyonBattle of CottonwoodBattle of the Big HoleBattle of Canyon CreekBattle of the ClearwaterBattle of White Bird CanyonBattle of CottonwoodBattle of the Big HoleBattle of Canyon CreekHelenaSpokaneBillingsMissoulaGreat FallsButteKalispellHavreCodyBozeman200 km46.365N, 112.571W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1877: 7 engagements7 in 187718771877
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Clearwater, 1877Battle of White Bird Canyon, 1877Battle of Cottonwood, 1877Battle of the Big Hole, 1877Battle of Camas Creek, 1877Battle of Canyon Creek, 1877Battle of Bear Paw, 187718771877
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1877Battle of the ClearwaterIdaho County, Idaho, United StatesUnited States victory; successful Nez Perce withdrawal
17 June 1877Battle of White Bird CanyonIdaho County, Idaho, United States40 km SWNez Perce Victory
3 July 1877Battle of CottonwoodIdaho, United States26 km NNez Perce Victory
9 August 1877Battle of the Big HoleBeaverhead County, Montana, United States212 km EInconclusive
20 August 1877Battle of Camas CreekIdaho, United States200 km SENez Perce victory
13 September 1877Battle of Canyon CreekMontana, United States288 km NENez Perce victory
30 September 1877Battle of Bear PawChief Joseph Battleground of the Bear's Paw, Montana, United States292 km NUnited States decisive victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Edward S. Curtis / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.