Battle of Bear Paw

E270160

battle military engagement

The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Bear Paw canonical	4
Battle of Bear Paw Mountain	1
Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2265070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Bear Paw
Context triple: [Nez Perce War, battle, Battle of Bear Paw]

A. Battle of the Big Hole
The Battle of the Big Hole was an 1877 clash in Montana between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked one of the bloodiest and most pivotal engagements of the Nez Perce War.
B. Battle of White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
C. Cibecue Creek battle
The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
D. Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
E. Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Bear Paw
Target entity description: The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.

A. Battle of the Big Hole
The Battle of the Big Hole was an 1877 clash in Montana between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked one of the bloodiest and most pivotal engagements of the Nez Perce War.
B. Battle of White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
C. Cibecue Creek battle
The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
D. Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
E. Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	relocation of Nez Perce to reservations ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bear Paw Mountain ⓘ linked to: Battle of Bear Paw Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains ⓘ linked to: Battle of Bear Paw
associatedSpeech	"From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever" ⓘ
belligerent	Nez Perce ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
campaignObjective	prevent Nez Perce from reaching Canada ⓘ
casualtiesSide	Nez Perce casualties ⓘ United States Army casualties ⓘ
combatant	Nez Perce people ⓘ linked to: Nez Perce United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
commander	Chief Joseph ⓘ Looking Glass ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ White Bird ⓘ
conflict	Nez Perce War ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	1877-09-30 ⓘ
distanceFromCanadianBorder	approximately 40 miles ⓘ
endDate	1877-10-05 ⓘ
followedBy	surrender of Chief Joseph ⓘ
geographicalContext	northern Montana plains ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the end of large-scale Nez Perce armed resistance ⓘ
involvesEthnicGroup	Nez Perce ⓘ United States soldiers ⓘ linked to: United States Army personnel
location	Montana Territory ⓘ near Bear Paw Mountains ⓘ
militaryLeaderSide	Colonel Nelson A. Miles ⓘ linked to: Nelson A. Miles
notableFor	famous surrender speech of Chief Joseph ⓘ final major engagement of the Nez Perce War ⓘ halt of Nez Perce flight toward Canada ⓘ
opponentCommander	Chief Joseph ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
partOf	Indian Wars ⓘ linked to: United States–Native American wars Nez Perce War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Canyon Creek ⓘ
relatedEvent	Nez Perce flight toward Canada ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ surrender of Nez Perce band ⓘ
startDate	1877-09-30 ⓘ
surrenderDate	1877-10-05 ⓘ
surrenderedLeader	Chief Joseph ⓘ
surrenderedTo	Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
theater	Northern Plains ⓘ linked to: Great Plains
typeOfEngagement	encirclement ⓘ siege ⓘ
year	1877 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nez Perce War → battle → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Nez Perce War → finalEngagement → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Nez Perce → historicalEvent → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Battle of Canyon Creek → followedBy → Battle of Bear Paw ⓘ

Battle of Bear Paw → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bear Paw Mountain ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Bear Paw

Battle of Bear Paw → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains ⓘ