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View from the Howitzer Capture site

A view from behind a cannon includes a pine-covered hillside and a flat, open valley beyond.

Big Hole National Battlefield Site. When Colonel Gibbon moved his men on the night before battle, he gave instruction that the howitzer team follow with the gun at daybreak. This would allow for the surprise attach without the movement of the heavy gun betraying their presence. As the battle was underway in the river bottom, the howitzer team fired two shots from the hillside. A small group of Nez Perce quickly intercepted the gun crew and captured their gun, influencing the direction of the battle. This view still captures the strategic significance of the position.

U.S. National Park Service

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