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intercept the Nez Perce before they reached Canada. He also ar-
rived in the Bear Paws on September 29th, with 520 soldiers and
about 30 Indian scouts, mainly Cheyenne, and camped about six
miles south of the Nez Perce encampment.
The morning of the 30th broke cold—snow was in the air.
Miles ordered a cavalry charge on the encampment. His Chey-
enne scouts, with a small contingent of soldiers in tow, made for
the prized Nez Perce Appaloosa horses that they were promised.
Joseph again tried to save the horses, but only succeeded in cor-
ralling a fraction of them this time. Without their horses, the Nez
Perce lost their mobility and were trapped.
Flight of the Nez Perce, 1877
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