Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War
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The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War (also known as the Coeur d'Alene War, and the second phase of the Yakima War) was a series of encounters between the Coeur d’Alenes, Spokanes, Palouses and Northern Paiute tribes and U.S. forces in the Washington and Idaho areas during 1858.
In May 1858 a combined force of about 1,000 Coeur d’Alenes, Spokanes, and Palouses attacked and defeated a force of 164 US troops under Major Edward Steptoe.
A larger force of 600 men under Colonel George Wright was then sent to subdue the tribes. On September 1, 1858 Wright's troops defeated the allied tribes at the Battle of Four Lakes.
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- COEUR D’ALENE
- U.S. Army defeats Native Americans at Battle of Four Lakes on September 1, 1858 at HistoryLink
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