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Bear Paw National Historic Battlefield
After staying ahead of the military for five months and 1,...
Bearpaw Meadow
In his anti-backcountry-roads campaign Colonel W...
Pawhuska
"The Rich Oil History of the Osage"
The legacy of oi...
National Historic Landmark- Chief Joseph Battleground of Bears Paw
Site of the battle in which Chief Joseph and more than 400...
The Battle of Chippawa
On this site was fought
The Battle of Chippawa
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 6
The Aftermath
The Aftermath. In the days following t...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 5
Final Stages
As the battle raged, more American arti...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 4
Battle on the Plain
British General Riall was convin...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 3
Advance to Contact
Major General Phineas Riall, the ...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 2
Opening Strikes
At dawn 5 July 1814, parties of Cana...
Results for Paw Paw
Bear Paw National Historic Battlefield
After staying ahead of the military for five months and 1,170 miles, months in which they had crossed mountains, suffered hardship, and lost many friends and relatives, approximately 700 Nez Perce made a final camp on Snake Creek, south of ...
Bearpaw Meadow
In his anti-backcountry-roads campaign Colonel White prevented a full third of Sequoia Park's later formal wilderness from being lost. Yet, he was not opposed to appropriate, low-level development, even in the backcountry. We have already documented his trail-building efforts, ...
Pawhuska
"The Rich Oil History of the Osage"
The legacy of oil and the Osages is one of the most intriguing facts of the oil industry in America.
On March 16, 1896, the first oil and gas lease was obtained covering all the ...
National Historic Landmark- Chief Joseph Battleground of Bears Paw
Site of the battle in which Chief Joseph and more than 400 Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the United States Army (1877). The Bear Paw surrender signaled the close of the Nez Perces' existence as an "independent Indian people." Henceforth, ...
The Battle of Chippawa
On this site was fought
The Battle of Chippawa
July 5, 1814.
Preservation of the Battleground
was made possible by
The Niagara Parks Commission
with the cooperation of
Frank and Mildred Branscombe,
River Realty Development (1976) inc.
and Group 2 Development Limited
of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Marker is on Edgworth Road ...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 6
The Aftermath
The Aftermath. In the days following the battle, General Brown's victorious troops advanced another 25 kilometers (18 miles) north to Fort George before retiring back to Niagara Falls when more British troops arrived in the area. They met the ...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 5
Final Stages
As the battle raged, more American artillery deployed to the middle of the plain between the 11th U.S. and the lone 25th U.S. company, less than 100 meters (109 yards) from the British line. General Brown then led Ripley's ...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 4
Battle on the Plain
British General Riall was convinced that the greater part of Brown's army was still surrounding Fort Erie. He did not know the Fort had surrendered and he was facing the entire U.S. division. Still, the number of ...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 3
Advance to Contact
Major General Phineas Riall, the British commander, had repaired the bridge over the Chippawa and ordered his own Regular light infantry, the local Canadians of the 2nd Lincoln Militia and a force of Native Warriors, to clear out ...
Chippawa Battlefield Panel 2
Opening Strikes
At dawn 5 July 1814, parties of Canadian-Militia and British allied Native Warriors scouted the American camp. They began sniping from the bushes on the north side of Street's Creek and this continued throughout the morning. Around noon, General ...