Battle of Big Hole

Overview

On August 9, 1877, Colonel John Gibbon’s U.S. 7th Infantry Regiment launched a surprise dawn attack on a non-treaty band of the Nez Perce during their historic 1,170-mile flight. By the time the smoke cleared on August 10, almost 90 Nez Perce were dead, along with 31 soldiers and volunteers. Battle of the Big Hole in Montana is told in detail with dramatic reconstruction aided by the Nez Perce tribe, historians, weapon experts and archaeologists.