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  1. Battle of White Bird Canyon

    Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of White Bird Canyon partof Nez Perce Campaign image Image WhiteBirdPhilKonstantin.jpg 300px caption White Bird Battleground panorama, Idaho, 2003 date 17 June ... Perce Campaign The Battle of White Bird Canyon was fought on June 17, 1877 in Idaho Territory . White Bird Canyon was the opening battle of the Nez Perce War between the Nez Perce tribe Nez Perce Indians ... as the riders, were untrained for battle and both men and horses arrived exhausted at White Bird Canyon after a two day ride of more than 70 miles. ref cite web last McDermott first John D. title Forlorn Hope The Battle of White Bird Canyon and the Beginning of the Nez Perce War location Boise .... ref McDermott, p. 84 ref The battle File Battle of White Bird Canyon 1877 map.jpg thumb 300px Map of the Battle of White Bird Canyon. Following the opening shots, Lieutenant Theller, in his advanced ... of the Battle of White Bird Canyon Idaho and the Beginning of the Nez Perce Indian War last McDermott ... extensive bibliography coord missing Idaho DEFAULTSORT Battle Of White Bird Canyon Category 1877 in the United States Category Battles of the Nez Perce War White Bird Canyon Category Idaho Territory ... left White Bird Canyon At daybreak on June 17, the Nez Perce were preparing for the expected attack ... Perce scouts descended into White Bird Canyon along a wagon road from the north east. ref McDermott ..., Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana accessdate April 16, 2012 ref The battle in White Bird ... Bataille de White Bird Canyon ru ... br White Bird strength1 106 soldiers 11 civilian volunteers, 13 Nez Perce scouts strength2 about 70 ... and cattle crossing rivers swollen with spring runoff. Joseph s and White Bird s Bands eventually ... to send his soldiers against them. By June 16, the bands had moved to the southern end of White Bird ..., the Nez Perce decided that they would stay at White Bird and make an effort to avoid war, but fight ...   more details



  1. White Bird

    White Bird may refer to The White Bird , a French biplane which disappeared while attempting a transatlantic crossing in 1927 White Bird, Idaho , small city in the United States White Bird Native American leader d. 1892 , Nez Perce leader White Bird Hill Summit , a mountain grade and mountain pass on U.S. Highway 95 in North Central Idaho Battle of White Bird Canyon , 1877 battle in Idaho Music and entertainment The Little White Bird , 1902 novel by J. M. Barrie, which contained the first appearance of the Peter Pan character White Bird with Black Mark , 1970 Ukrainian film White Bird , 1969 song by the Incredible String Band, on their album Changing Horses Incredible String Band album Changing Horses White Bird , 1969 song by the San Francisco band It s a Beautiful Day, from the album It s a Beautiful Day album It s a Beautiful Day White Bird , 1983 episode of the American television series List of Knight Rider episodes Knight Rider , which used the version of the song from It s a Beautiful Day Other uses White Bird of Paradise , also known as Strelitzia nicolai , a South African flower Church of the White Bird , Christian church in Rhodesia disambig ...   more details



  1. White Canyon

    File Sipapu bridge.752.jpg thumb 350px Sipapu Bridge in Natural Bridges National Monument coord 37 48 32 N 110 25 47 W display title notes ref cite gnis id 1447239 name White Canyon entrydate 31 December 1979 accessdate 24 November 2009 ref White Canyon is a canyon in San Juan County, Utah notable for Ancient Pueblo Peoples Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling s ref name nps and slot canyon s. ref name asw cite web url http www.americansouthwest.net slot canyons white canyon index.html title White Canyon last Crossley first John publisher americansouthwest.net accessdate 25 November 2009 ref It is spanned by Sipapu Bridge , one of the largest natural bridge s in the world. ref name nps cite web url http www.nps.gov nabr planyourvisit upload VisitorGuide.pdf title Natural Bridges Visitor Guide date July 2005 publisher National Park Service accessdate 25 November 2009 ref The canyon begins in the foothills of the Abajo Mountains and passes through Natural Bridges National Monument before emptying into Lake Powell . Utah State Route 95 parallels the inner gorge of the canyon for much of its length. ref name asw One particularly deep and narrow section of White Canyon is known as the Black Hole . The walls in this permanently flooded convert 500 ft m adj on long section are only a few feet about 1 m apart in some places. ref name asw Canyoneering Canyoneers sometimes wear wetsuit s to guard against hypothermia while traversing this section. ref name climb cite web url http www.climb utah.com CM blackhole.htm title Black Hole of White Canyon publisher Climb Utah.com accessdate 25 November 2009 ref The danger of flash flood ing is very high due to the canyon s large drainage basin . ref name climb A 16 year old girl drowned in a flash flood while hiking in the Black Hole area in September 1996. ref cite web url http www.wrh.noaa.gov slc projects disasters flood stats flood deaths.php title Flash Flood & Flood Deaths in Utah date 12 September 2008 publisher Salt Lake City Wea ...   more details



  1. The White Bird

    Other uses White Bird disambiguation White Bird expand French L Oiseau blanc date January 2012 italic title Infobox Aircraft Begin name The White Bird br L Oiseau Blanc image File Carte postale Oiseau blanc 1927.jpg caption 1927 postcard showing The White Bird , with pictures of Nungesser left and Coli ... Bird L Oiseau Blanc or The White Dove was a French biplane which disappeared in 1927 in aviation 1927 .... The White Bird has an extensive legacy, and is referred to in many films and museums. A street ... on the cliffs of tretat , from where The White Bird was last seen in France. Background ... people tried for the prize. Most were attempting to fly from New York to Paris, but The White Bird was a French ... ref Construction File Carte postale Nungesser et Coli 1927.jpg thumb left 250px The White Bird during ... 1 title The Secret of The White Bird date May 9, 2006 accessdate January 16, 2009 publisher aero ... at Le Bourget airport in Paris, the location from which The White Bird took off, and two weeks ... Kingdom of the Oiseau Blanc in 1927 The White Bird took off at 5 17 a.m. May 8, 1927 from Paris ... http findarticles.com p articles mi qa3901 is 199907 ai n8863766 title Mystery of the White Bird ... landing in New York. ref name farrell cite news title Unraveling the mystery of White Bird s flight ... log. ref name nh cite news title The White Bird Tracking an aviation mystery to NH date May 28, 2006 ... had gone by with no word from the plane, hope faded. The White Bird had been carrying a sizable load ... around the St. Lawrence River . But there was no sign of The White Bird . ref name amelia ref name ..., by the fact that The White Bird was flying against the prevailing weather pattern. Fishermen ... in tretat, France, honoring Nungesser and Coli A fresh round of interest in The White Bird ... Bird . ref name hansen cite news title The Unfinished Flight of the White Bird url http www.tighar.org ... bird.html publisher NUMA title The White Bird accessdate January 16, 2009 ref Other lakes were also ...   more details



  1. White Bird Hill Summit

    Infobox mountain pass name White Bird Hill Summit photo photo caption elevation ft 4245 elevation ref traversed jct state ID US 95 location Idaho County, Idaho , br USA range Clearwater Mountains coordinates coord 45 50 40 N 116 14 14 W type pass topo Location map Idaho label White br Bird Hill marksize 6 mark Red pog.svg lat dir N lat deg 45 lat min 50 lat sec 40 lon dir W lon deg 116 lon min 14 lon sec 14 position right width 250 float right caption location of White Bird Hill in Idaho White Bird Hill Summit is a mountain pass in North Central Idaho northern Idaho on U.S. Route 95 in Idaho U.S. Highway 95 . Located in Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County , it is midway between White Bird, Idaho White Bird and Grangeville, Idaho Grangeville . The summit elevation of the highway is convert 4245 ft m AMSL above sea level , through a substantial Cut earthmoving cut . The modern multi lane highway was completed in June 1975, following ten years of construction. The treeless northbound grade climbs ... with few curves onto the Camas Prairie Idaho Camas Prairie towards Grangeville. White Bird Hill Summit marks the divide between the Salmon River Idaho Salmon River and the Camas Prairie. The Battle of White Bird Canyon of the Nez Perce War occurred in the valley south of the summit in 1877. Chief White Bird was a respected leader of the Nez Perce tribe . Video http www.youtube.com user Mikes1800 p u 54 H1Cq9ZRLAbY YouTube video motorcycle POV White Bird Hill northbound US 95 June 2011 http www.youtube.com user Mikes1800 p u 8 FsuJYWe3BdI YouTube video motorcycle trailer POV White Bird Hill southbound ... Dept. roadcam U.S. 95 White Bird Hill north of summit References reflist External links http ... ITDBridgePhoto Whitebird 20Bridge 201.jpg Idaho Transportation Dept. White Bird Bridge at base of grade photo http users.bentonrea.com tinear wb bridge.htm White Bird Bridge construction photo gallery ... newspapers?id ysReAAAAIBAJ&sjid 1zEMAAAAIBAJ&dq white 20bird 20hill&pg 3989 2C4594522 Lewiston ...   more details



  1. White Drin Canyon

    Unreferenced date December 2008 The White Drin Canyon lang sq Gryka e Drinit t Bardh is a small canyon located in the southwest of Kosovo . The White Drin river runs through the canyon. The canyon is relatively short, only being about 900m long. At the entrance of the canyon is Ura e Shejnt , an old Ottoman Empire Ottoman bridge which attracts divers from all over the Balkans . References Reflist Kosovo geo stub coord missing Serbia Category Canyons and gorges of Kosovo Category Ottoman bridges in Kosovo ...   more details



  1. White Bird, Idaho

    Infobox settlement Basic info official name White Bird, Idaho other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type Town motto Images images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal Maps seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map Idaho County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas White Bird Highlighted.svg mapsize map caption Location in Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County and the state of Idaho image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y pushpin map the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location map pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top ... White Bird is a town in Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County , Idaho , United States . The population was 91 at the 2010 United States Census 2010 census . Geography White Bird is located at coord 45 45 ... of the Camas Prairie Idaho Camas Prairie , White Bird is near the Salmon River Idaho Salmon River crossing point for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is also the location of the 1877 Battle of White Bird Canyon , which was the first fight of the Nez Perce War and a significant defeat of the United States Army U.S. Army . Chief White Bird was a leader of the tribe. The summit of White Bird Hill Summit White Bird Hill is 2700 feet 823 m above the city, ascended via U.S. Route 95 in Idaho U.S. ... 64. References references External links http www.visitwhitebird.com White Bird Chamber of Commerce ... ca White Bird es White Bird Idaho io White Bird, Idaho kk ht White Bird, Idaho nl White Bird pt White Bird simple White Bird, Idaho vo White Bird ... density of 1,118.2 per square mile 402.6 km . The racial makeup of the city was 97.17 White U.S. Census White , 0.94 Native American U.S. Census Native American , and 1.89 from two or more ...   more details



  1. White Water Canyon

    unreferenced date June 2011 Infobox water ride name White Water Canyon image White Water Canyon Canadas Wonderland.jpg imagedimensions 250px caption White Water Canyon at Canada s Wonderland location Canada s Wonderland locationarticle Must not be linked. section Canada s Wonderland White Water Canyon White Water Canyon cost coordinates Should only be used if only at one park. Use coord display inline,title soft opened opened 1984 closed Use End date previousattraction If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked. replacement If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked. location2 Kings Dominion locationarticle2 Must not be linked. section2 Kings Dominion Old Virginia Old Virginia cost2 soft opened2 opened2 1983 closed2 previousattraction2 If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked. replacement2 If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked. location3 Kings Island locationarticle3 Must not be linked. section3 Kings Island Rivertown Rivertown cost3 soft opened3 opened3 1985 closed3 previousattraction3 If there is an appropriate article ... be available if available assistive listening Should be available if available footnotes White Water Canyon is a river rafting ride originally named White Water Rafting Adventure. It is found at the Cedar ... Island . It features six seat tubes. Locations Canada s Wonderland Canada s Wonderland White Water Canyon White Water Canyon Kings Dominion Kings Dominion Old Virginia Old Virginia Kings Island Kings Island Rivertown Rivertown See also Thunder Canyon , similar ride at other Cedar Fair parks External links http www.canadaswonderland.com rides Family Rides White Water Canyon Canada s Wonderland official site White Water Canyon http www.kingsdominion.com rides Thrill Rides White Water Canyon Kings Dominion official site White Water Canyon http www.visitkingsisland.com rides Family Rides White Water Canyon 2 Kings Island official site White Water Canyon Canada s Wonderland Kings Dominion Kings ...   more details



  1. Battle of Yellow House Canyon

    Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Yellow House Canyon partof the Buffalo Hunters War , Apache ... Apache Wars The Battle of Yellow House Canyon was a battle between a force of Comanche s and Apache ... Handbook of Texas Online YELLOW HOUSE CANYON, BATTLE OF Bot generated title ref ref http lubbockonline.com ... point of view. ref name TSHA The site of the battle is today located in the Canyon Lake Project in Lubbock. ref name TSHA Monuments mark a number of sites within the area associated with the battle ... September 4, 2010 ref Notes and references Reflist DEFAULTSORT Yellow House Canyon, Battle of Category ... 112707 lif 112707026.shtml LubbockOnline.com In 1877, Mackenzie Park was site of deadly battle ... city of Lubbock, Texas Lubbock , Texas . It was the final battle of the Buffalo Hunters War , and was the last ... House Canyon and attack whatever hunters he saw. Earlier in the winter of 1876, a buffalo hunter named ... TSHA Battle A group of forty six men set out from Rath City on March 4, with the express purpose of finding Black Horse and his men. Jim White was elected captain a former comanchero from New Mexico ... into the journey, White began to suffer from bleeding in his lungs, and he was required to turn ... Black Horse and his Comanches would be found in Yellow House Canyon . They did, and they entered the canyon ... the canyon fork, today in Mackenzie State Recreation Area , sometime in the early hours of March 18 ... Comanche and Apache camp in Hidden Canyon, a site now marked by Lubbock Lake Landmark Lubbock ... of the canyon, on the plain, while the hunters on foot followed the creek in the center ... were forced to withdraw down the canyon. The Comanche then set a grass fire to use it as a smoke ... returned to Rath City on March 27. ref name TSHA Aftermath Although the battle itself was a failure ... Sill. ref name TSHA Several accounts of the battle exist, told from different points of view ... of Garden City, Kansas , and a leader in the efforts to prevent the extinction of the buffalo, at the battle ...   more details



  1. Battle of Canyon Creek

    Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Canyon Creek colour scheme background cccccc image File ... Canyon creek battlefield.htm The Battle of Canyon Creek, by Bill Price , Friends ... Battle Of Canyon Creek Category Battles of the Nez Perce War Canyon Creek, Battle of Category 1877 ... Perce War date 13 September 1877 place Canyon Creek Montana Canyon Creek , Montana result Nez Perce ... Glass Native American leader Looking Glass strength1 425 soldiers br about 100 White and Indian scouts ... coord 45 43 14 N 108 35 34 W display inline name Canyon Creek ref cite gnis id 769574 name Canyon Creek 2012 04 15 ref These are coord of mouth of Canyon Creek coordinates coord 45 46 09 N 108 48 49 ... Horse Cache ref Campaignbox Nez Perce Campaign File Canyon creek battlefield.jpg thumb right The U.S. army and cavalry fought on the ridges bordering Canyon Creek while the women, children, and horse herd of the Nez Perce escaped via the valley floor. The Battle of Canyon Creek was a military engagement between the Nez Perce tribe Nez Perce Indians and the United States 7th Cavalry . The battle ... Canyon Creek, Yellowstone County, Montana Canyon Creek . ref name greene cite book last Greene ... thumb left 300px The Nez Perce route red from Yellowstone Park to Canyon Creek and the route ... cavalrymen, two mountain howitzers, twenty five white scouts, and a few Bannock people Bannock and Crow ... Hole & Canyon Creek Battlefields url http friendsnezpercebattlefields.org battlecanyoncreekphototour.htm ..., pp 260 261 ref The Battle The Yellowstone River, above and below the mouth of Clark s Fork, is bounded on the north bank by cliffs about 400 feet 120 mts high. The one passage through the cliffs was Canyon ... the cliffs close in on either side and the creek splits into three forks, each running through a canyon ... canyons and the ridges surmounting them that the battle would take place. The Nez Perce camped September 12 near the entrance to the narrow canyons of Canyon Creek. On the morning of September ...   more details



  1. Battle of Carrizo Canyon

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Carrizo Canyon partof Victorio s War , Apache Wars image File Farny 45.jpg 170px caption An Apache rifleman. date August 12, 1881 place Carrizo Canyon , New Mexico coordinates result United States victory combatant1 flag United States 1877 combatant2 Apache commander1 flagicon United States 1877 George Jordan commander2 unknown strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Apache Wars The Battle of Carrizo Canyon was one of several battles between Apache warrior s and United States Cavalry troops in New Mexico Territory . On August 12, 1881 a squad on nineteen 10th Cavalry Regiment United States 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers were attacked by native warriors in Carrizo Canyon . Battle File George Jordan MOH .jpg 200px left thumb George Jordan The overall American commander is not known though the right flank of the American forces in Carrizo Canyon during the battle were led by Sergeant George Jordan who was already a veteran of the Apache Wars . Jordan commanded at the Battle of Fort Tularosa victory a year earlier. Little is known of the event but the American troops held their exposed ground against a superior native contingent who attempted to surround the cavalry. The Apaches were repulsed and ultimately retreated, suffering some dead and wounded. Sergeant Jordan, now having won another impressive victory, would eventually receive the Medal of Honor for his leadership in the two separate battles. American casualties are unknown. References cite web publisher United States Army Center of Military History title Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients work Medal of Honor Citations date 2005 04 19 url http www.history.army.mil html moh indianwars.html accessdate 2007 01 15 coord missing New Mexico DEFAULTSORT Carrizo Canyon, Battle of Category Conflicts in 1881 Category Battles involving the United States Carrizo Canyon Category Battles involving the Apache Carrizo Canyon Category Apache Wars ...   more details



  1. Battle of Blanco Canyon

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Blanco Canyon partof the Indian Wars date October 10, 1871 place Near Blanco Canyon , Texas result Decisive U.S. Army victory combatant1 flag United States ... wounded, including Col. Mackenzie. casualties2 3 reported killed Campaignbox Texas Indian Wars The Battle of Blanco Canyon was the decisive battle of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie s initial campaign against ... of the battle of Blanco Canyon and this expedition would stand him in good stead during the Red River ... States Battle of Blanco Canyon Category Battles involving the Comanche Category Massacres of Native Americans Category Comanche tribe Battle of Blanco Canyon Category Battles involving the United States ... was believed to be encamped in Blanco Canyon near the headwaters of the Freshwater Fork of the Brazos ... his infantry to fortify the base camp, and set out for Blanco Canyon with his cavalry, hoping ... http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles BB qfb2.html , Texas Indians. ref Battle of Blanco Canyon In the afternoon of October 9, 1871, the cavalry force reached the White River Texas White River and Blanco Canyon. Late that evening Quanah Parker personally led a small Comanche force which ... set off down the canyon in pursuit of Indians who were seen driving what appeared to be stolen cavalry horses. As the pursuing cavalry reached the top of a hill on the top of the canyon, they found ... of Blanco Canyon, sniping at the oncoming troopers and taunting their Tonkawa enemies before disappearing ... www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles BB qfb2.html , Texas Indians. ref Entering Blanco Canyon On October 15, 1871, the cavalry became the first non Comanche military force to enter Blanco Canyon ... to South Plains Settlement A Century and a Half of Savage Resistance to the Advancing White Frontier ... of the Canyon. In the brief fight that followed their discovery, the two Comanche were killed, while ... force continued to the mouth of Blanco Canyon, where they rested for a week. On October 24, 1871, Mackenzie ...   more details



  1. Battle of Ojo Caliente Canyon

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Ojo Caliente Canyon partof the Jicarilla War , Apache Wars , Ute Wars image caption date April 8, 1854 place near Ojo Caliente , New Mexico Territory coordinates result United States victory combatant1 flag United States 1851 combatant2 Apache br Ute people Ute commander1 flagicon United States 1851 Philip St. George Cooke br flagicon United States 1851 Kit Carson commander2 Chacon Apache Chacon strength1 200 dragoon cavalry br 100 infantry br 32 United States Army Indian Scouts native scouts ref Utley, Frontiersmen in Blue, pg.144 145 ref strength2 150 warrior s Non combatants should not be listed in the combatants section, unless they fought in the battle as militia. casualties1 none casualties2 5 killed br 6 wounded ref Utley, Frontiersmen in Blue, pg.145 ref , ref Additionally some Jicarilla women and children and some of the Indians horses drowned while crossing the Ojo Caliente River. Later the fleeing Indians without the food lost with their camp suffered from exposure and seventeen women and children perished in the snow. FORT UNION Historic Resource Study CHAPTER THREE MILITARY OPERATIONS BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, and note 56 ref Campaignbox Apache Wars Campaignbox Ute Wars This engagement should not be confused with the later Battle of Ojo Caliente 1879 Battle of Ojo Caliente in 1879. The Battle of Ojo Caliente Canyon , or simply the Battle of Ojo Caliante was an engagement of the Jicarilla War on April 8, 1854. Combatants were ... . The skirmish was fought as result of the pursuit of the Jicarilla after the Battle of Cieneguilla ...... Gorenfeld, Will, The Battle of Cieneguilla, Wild West magazine, Feb., 2008 Bennett, James A., Forts ... Ojo Caliente Canyon Category Battles involving the Apache Ojo Caliente Canyon Category Battles involving the United States Ojo Caliente Canyon Category History of New Mexico Ojo Caliente Canyon ... Canyon Category Conflicts in 1854 Ojo Caliente Canyon Category Apache Wars Ojo Caliente Canyon ...   more details



  1. Battle of Palo Duro Canyon

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Palo Duro Canyon partof the Comanche Campaign Comanche War , Indian Wars West of the Mississippi 1823 1890 American Indian Wars image Image Palo Duro 2002.jpg 300px caption Palo Duro Canyon date September 28, 1874 place Palo Duro Canyon , Texas result United States victory combatant1 flag United States 1867 combatant2 Cheyenne br Comanche br Kiowa commander1 Ranald S. Mackenzie commander2 Iron Jacket br Poor Buffalo br Lone Wolf person Lone Wolf strength1 strength2 casualties1 1 killed casualties2 4 killed Campaignbox Comanche Campaign Campaignbox Texas Indian Wars The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a significant United States victory that brought about the end of the Red River War . Background Ever since the summer of 1874 the Comanches , Cheyenne and Kiowas had sought refuge in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas panhandle. There they had been stockpiling food and supplies for the winter. Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie , leading the 4th U.S. Cavalry, moved up from the south intending to trap the whole force in their Palo Duro Canyon holdout. Fighting several skirmishes with Comanche warriors along the way Mackenzie reached Palo Duro in late September. The battle Early in the morning of September 28, one of Mackenzie s scouts found the Indian camp and notified the colonel. Mackenzie brought the whole regiment to the edge of the canyon and planned a surprise attack. Comanche Chief Red Warbonnet discovered the U.S. soldiers and fired off a warning ... redriver battles.html Red River War Battles coord missing Texas DEFAULTSORT Palo Duro Canyon Category Conflicts in 1874 Category 1874 in the United States Battle of Palo Duro Canyon Category ... instead plunged straight down the steep canyon cliffs. Mackenzie first hit Chief Lone Wolf s Kiowa ... the camps were so spread out over the canyon floor, a unified resistance was impossible. Many of the Indians ... sniping at the soldiers but by nightfall, the canyon belonged to Mackenzie and the villages were destroyed ...   more details



  1. Battle of Canyon de Chelly

    Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Canyon de Chelly colour scheme background ffcccc image File Canyon de Chelly ppmsca.10057.jpg 300px caption Canyon de Chelly partof the Navajo Wars , American Indian Wars date January 12 14, 1864 place Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Territory br Present day Canyon ... New Mexico Navajo Wars The Battle of Canyon de Chelly was fought in 1864 as part of the Navajo Wars .... The battle ending with the fall of the main Navajo settlements of Canyon de Chelly in present ... date September 2010 coord missing Arizona DEFAULTSORT Canyon De Chelly, Battle Of Category Native ... H. Carleton ordered Carson into the Navajo stronghold in Canyon de Chelly National Monument Canyon de Chelly . The canyon had been explored once before in 1858 by Colonel Dixon S. Miles . Miles had recommended no command should re enter it. The Navajo in Canyon de Chelly were members of the bands ... vowed never to surrender and continue fighting the army. ref name Long Battle File Manuelito.jpg 170px left thumb Chief Manuelito after the Navajo Wars. When Carson was ready to move against Canyon ... and delay the attack. By January 6, Carson was re equipped and ready to move against Canyon de ... into the east end of the canyon with 100 men, while Carson led the remaining 300 to the west end of the canyon. Carson traversed the entire canyon, occasionally engaging in skirmishes and destroying ... Navajo band or Captain Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer had missed the entrance to the canyon in a snowstorm and was instead traversing through a northern branch called Canyon del Muerto. ref name Michno130 Michno ... to hold out against the army s incursions into the canyon. However, this isolated position left the Navajo ... Long In the meantime, Carson sent Captain Asa B. Carey through the canyon one last time before the entire command returned to Fort Canby . Aftermath Although the battle itself had been somewhat anticlimactic .... The site is operated by the National Park Service as the Canyon de Chelly National ...   more details



  1. Battle of Salt River Canyon

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Salt River Canyon image Image Skeleton Cave.jpg 300px caption Skeleton Cave partof the Yavapai War , Apache Wars date December 28, 1872 place Tonto Basin , Arizona Territory result United States victory combatant1 flag United States 1867 combatant2 Yavapai people Yavapai commander1 flagicon United States 1867 George Crook commander2 Nanni chaddi ref name many http www.jdburgessonline.com history turretpeak.html Battle of Turret Peak ref strength1 130 cavalry br 30 Apache Scouts native scouts ref name multiple http www.legendsofamerica.com na indianwarsbattles 1.html Battles and Massacres of the Indian Wars in the American West ref strength2 110 warrior s casualties1 1 killed ref Michno p.262 ref casualties2 76 killed ref Braatz, p.138 ref br 34 captured Campaignbox Apache Wars The Battle of Salt River Canyon , the Battle of Skeleton Cave , ref name multiple or the Skeleton Cave Massacre was the first principal engagement during the 1872 Tonto Basin Campaign under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Crook . It was part of the Yavapai War from 1871 to 1875. Battle On December 28, 1872 Crook s men encountered the Yavapai people Yavapai stronghold at Yavapai people Skeleton Cave Skeleton Cave located in Salt River Arizona Salt River Canyon . Crook s force composed of 130 troopers from the 5th Cavalry Regiment United States 5th Cavalry Regiment led by Captain land Captain William H. Brown and another thirty Apache Scout s. The army took up a position around the mouth of Skeleton Cave and surprised the natives when they tried to leave ... left 250px Salt River Canyon coord missing United States DEFAULTSORT Salt River Canyon, Battle of Category Conflicts in 1872 Salt River Canyon Category Battles involving the Apache Salt River Canyon Category Battles involving the United States Salt River Canyon Category Arizona Territory Category History ... many . Crook followed up this victory with another at Battle of Turret Peak Turret Peak several weeks ...   more details



  1. Church of the White Bird

    The Church of the White Bird or Shiri Chena Church was a Christian Christian church in Rhodesia now eastern Zimbabwe that Syncretism combined Christianity Christian religious beliefs with traditional Shona people Shona symbolism. The Church of the White Bird was founded by Matthew Chigaga Zwimba , the son of a government appointed chief of the Zwimba Reserve . After years of difficulty with the white authorities including being dismissed as a teacher in 1907 , Zwimba founded the church in 1915 by physically occupying the existing Methodism Methodist station. The Church of the White Bird was the first of a number of African Initiated Church independent Shona churches . External links http www.dacb.org stories zimbabwe zwimba matthew.html Matthew Zwimba biography DEFAULTSORT Church Of The White Bird Category Rhodesia Category Religious organizations established in 1915 Category African initiated churches Category Christian denominations, unions, and movements established in the 20th century Zimbabwe stub Christian denomination stub ...   more details



  1. Battle of Cookes Canyon

    Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Cookes Canyon partof the American Civil War br Apache Wars image caption date Mid August, 1861 place Cookes Canyon , Arizona Territory CSA Arizona Territory coordinates result Confederate victory combatant1 flagicon Confederate States of America 1861c Confederate States of America Confederate States combatant2 Apache commander1 N A commander2 Mangas Coloradas br Cochise strength1 24 militia strength2 100 warrior s casualties1 4 killed br 8 wounded casualties2 unknown Campaignbox Apache Wars Campaignbox Engagements in Confederate Arizona The Battle of Cookes Canyon was an engagement of the Apache Wars fought in the later part of August 1861, between settler s from Confederate Arizona , and Chiricahua Apache s. It occurred about forty miles northwest of Mesilla, New Mexico Mesilla , in Cookes Canyon . The exact date of the battle is unknown. Background In early August, a group of Arizonan refugees, from the Tubac, Arizona Tubac area, abandoned ... of Oklahoma Press year 1979 isbn 0806112867 DEFAULTSORT Cookes Canyon, Battle of Category Battles ... crossed the Mimbres River and made for the spring hydrosphere springs at Cooke s Canyon within Traditional Arizona and the present day New Mexico . Battle It is not known for sure whether or not Cochise ... New Mexico where Cooke s Canyon is. When the last wagon had entered the canyon , the Apaches .... The Confederate troops responded to the report which led to the Battle of the Florida Mountains , two ... massacred several other groups of settlers at Cookes Canyon. Apache warriors killed and mutilate d a party of seven near the east end of the canyon. Near the same location, they massacred and mutilated ... one chronicler called many bones, skulls, & graves in Cookes Canyon. Eventually, the Apaches killed as many as 100 Americans and Mexicans in Cookes Canyon, making it the most feared passage on the trail ... Cookes Canyon is at Coord 32.45778 107.66782 region US NM References Cochise, Ciy The First Hundred ...   more details



  1. White Bird with Black Mark

    Infobox Film name White Bird with Black Mark image White Bird with Black Mark.jpg image size caption director Yurii Ilienko producer writer Yurii Ilienko br Ivan Mykolaychuk narrator starring Larisa Kadochnikova br Ivan Mykolaychuk br Bohdan Stupka music Ivan Mykolaychuk cinematography Vilen Kalyuta editing distributor released 1970 runtime country FilmUSSR Ukrainian SSR language Ukrainian budget White Bird with Black Mark lang ua , Bilyi Ptakh z Chornoyu Oznakoyu is a Yuriy Illyenko film released in 1970. Synopsis The time period spans 1937 1947, in a western Ukrainian village home to a large Zvonar family with sons Petro, Orest and the youngest. As time goes by, Petro joins the Red Army Orest joins Ukrainian Insurgent Army UPA , and the youngest stays at home. However, their fates inevitably cross one another whether in love or in the mountains with arms. External links en icon http www.mfa.gov.ua main en 18.htm Ukraine films uk icon http kut.org.ua movie a0125.php Film review Category Ukrainian films Category Dovzhenko Film Studios films Category 1972 films Category Soviet films Category Soviet era Ukrainian films Category Films set in Ukraine Ukraine film stub ru uk ...   more details



  1. The Little White Bird

    Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Little White Bird author J. M. Barrie cover artist country United Kingdom language English genre fairytale fantasy , List of fictional diaries fictional diary publisher pub date 1902 media type pages isbn preceded by followed by Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens The Little White Bird is a novel by J. M. Barrie , published in 1902, ranging in tone from fantasy and whimsy to social comedy with dark aggressive undertones. ref name hollindale xix The book attained prominence and longevity due to several chapters written in a softer tone than the rest of the book, in which it introduced the character and mythology of Peter Pan . Those chapters were later published separately as Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens as a children ... 7 ref The complete book has also been published under the title The Little White Bird, or Adventures ... www.gutenberg.org etext 1376 title The Little White Bird or, Adventures in Kensington Gardens author ... Archive Foundation ref Plot introduction The Little White Bird is a series of short episodes, including ... Gardens . ref cite book title The Little White Bird last Barrie first J. M. page 86 year 2006 ... to Patagonia , and a journey by ship returning to England at the White cliffs of Dover white cliffs of Albion . ref cite book title The Little White Bird last Barrie first J. M. pages 200 202 year ... daughter was born and which she would have called The Little White Bird . ref name birkin 93 David ... title The Little White Bird last Barrie first J. M. page 16 year 2006 publisher First World Library ... for the fairy ball planned for that night. ref cite book title The Little White Bird last Barrie ... White Bird and republished them in 1906 under the title Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens , with the addition ... school age. References reflist Peter Pan DEFAULTSORT Little White Bird Category 1902 novels Category ... Novels set in London fr The Little White Bird ...   more details



  1. White Bird (Native American leader)

    ref His band and the village took its name from Lahmatta area with little snow , by which White Bird Canyon was known to the Nez Perce. History Chief White Bird, like many of his people, was a Native ...Infobox American Indian chief name White Bird image White bird.png image size caption tribe Nez Perce ... Pincher Creek predecessor successor native name Peo peo hix hiix death cause Murder White Bird Peo peo hix hiix , piy opiyo x ayx yx or more correctly Peopeo Kiskiok Hihih White Goose , also referred to as White Pelican died 1892 , was leader, war chief and tooat Shaman or Prophet of the Lam tta ... , the Wanapam shaman and prophet . Alongside Chief Joseph , White Bird directed the 1877 withdrawal ... War . White Bird s following was second in size to Joseph s but did not exceed 50 men. White Bird ... a cessation of hostilities, surrendered to Miles, and became prisoners of war . White Bird ... of children led by White Bird arrived with some three hundred head of horses at Sitting Bull s camp in Saskatchewan . White Bird and his family settled in Pincher Creek, Alberta Pincher Creek , Alberta ... in Canada at Pincher Creek. White Bird was murdered on March 6, 1892, by a fellow Nez Perc named Charley Hasenahamahkikt. ref http www.fs.fed.us npnht people whitebird.shtml White Bird , US Forest ... 37 ref Other facts The town of White Bird, Idaho White Bird , Idaho , and the adjacent White Bird Hill Summit White Bird Hill in Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County are named for the chief. The Battle of White Bird Canyon took place in this area in June 1877. See also Sitting Bull Chief Joseph Nez Perce tribe Nez Perc White Bird, Idaho White Bird , Idaho References references added under references ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME White Bird ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION chief of the Nez ..., Alberta DEFAULTSORT White Bird Category 1892 deaths Category 1892 crimes Category Native American ... Murdered Native American people NorthAm native bio stub ru fi White Bird intiaanijohtaja ...   more details



  1. White-bellied Go-away-bird

    Taxobox name White bellied go away bird status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Corythaixoides leucogaster Buffalo Springs National Park, Kenya 8.jpg image caption Male in Kenya regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Cuculiformes familia Musophagidae genus Corythaixoides species C. leucogaster binomial Corythaixoides leucogaster binomial authority Eduard R ppell Ruppell , 1842 The White bellied Go away bird , Corythaixoides leucogaster , is a widespread bird of Africa in the Musophagidae turaco family. Description This species averages 51  cm 20 inches in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight. The beak bill is black in male, pea green in the female. Call Typical bird song calls are a nasal haa haa haa , like bleating of a sheep, and a single or repeated gwa or g away It flies from tree to tree in loose straggling groups, calling loudly. gallery Image Corythaixoides leucogaster1.jpg Female File Corythaixoides leucogaster Ethiopia male 8.jpg Male gallery References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 48487 title Corythaixoides leucogaster downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Dale A. Zimmerman , cite Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania cite , Princeton University Press, 1999 Turacos DEFAULTSORT White Bellied Go Away Bird Category Musophagidae Category Birds of Africa Category Animals described in 1842 Cuculiformes stub br Tourako kof gwenn de Wei bauch L rmvogel fr Touraco ventre blanc it Corythaixoides leucogaster hu Feh rhas l rm smad r nl Witbuiktoerako ja sv Vitbukad turako ...   more details



  1. Bird of Paradise (Snowy White song)

    Infobox Single Name Bird of Paradise Cover Snowywhitebirdofparadise.jpg Caption UK single cover Artist Snowy White Album White Flames B side The Answer Released 1983 Format Gramophone record 7 , 7 Unusual types of gramophone records Picture discs picture disc , 12 Genre Soft rock Length 4 21 Label Towerbell Records Writer Snowy White Producer Kuma Harada Misc Extra album cover Upper caption Picture disc Type single Cover Snowywhitebirdofparadisepd.jpg Lower caption UK picture disc Bird of Paradise is the debut single music single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White , from his debut album , White Flames , released in 1983. The single became White s biggest hit, peaking at 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks. ref cite web url http www.chartstats.com release.php?release 11058 accessdate 24 May 2011 title Bird of Paradise publisher Chartstats ref The song was the only single released from the album, and is White s signature song . The song has featured on various compilation album compilations of White s material, such as Goldtop Groups & Sessions 74 94 , Pure Gold and The Best of Snowy White . It has also appeared on general compilations, such as Now That s What I Call Music II UK series Now That s What I Call Music II . White performed the song on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops in 1984. British radio Disc jockey DJ Steve Wright DJ Steve Wright described Bird of Paradise as one of my favourite songs of all time , after playing the song on BBC Radio 1 during its run in the charts. ref Sleeve notes for Goldtop Groups & Sessions 74 94 , RPM Records United Kingdom RPM Records , 1995 ref Personnel Snowy White guitar s, Singing vocals Kuma Harada bass guitar Godfrey Wang synthesizer string synthesizer Richard Bailey Drum kit drums , Percussion instrument percussion References Reflist Category 1983 singles Category 1983 songs 1980s rock song stub ...   more details



  1. Battle of White Oak Road

    Coord 37 8 54.4 N 77 31 10.8 W display title Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of White Oak Road ... 800 ref name CivilWarTrust campaignbox Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Battle of White Oak Road , also known as The Battle of Hatcher s Run, Gravelly Run, Boydton Plank Road, White Oak Ridge ref cite web title White Oak Road url http ehistory.osu.edu world BattleView.cfm?BID 54 work eHistory ... accessdate 2011 05 30 cite web title Maps of White Oak Road, Virginia 1865 , the Battle of White Oak Road url http www.civilwar.org battlefields white oak road maps whiteoakroadmap.html work Civil ... Gouverneur K. Warren ref name CivilWarTrust cite web title White Oak Road url http www.civilwar.org battlefields white oak road.html work Civil War Trust on line accessdate 2011 05 30 ref commander2 ... va087.htm ABPP White Oak Road ref units1 V Corps ACW V Corps units2 Anderson s Corps strength1 ... Civil War . It set the stage for the Confederate States of America Confederate defeat at the Battle .... Maj. Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres division advanced northwest toward White Oak Road. On March 31, in combination ... against the Confederate entrenchments along White Oak Road, hoping to cut Lee s communications with Pickett .... This battle set the stage for the Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1. ref name CivilWarTrust ref cite web title White Oak Road Afternoon url http www.nps.gov pete historyculture white oak ... name cwsac http www.nps.gov hps abpp CWSII VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles White 20oak 20Road 20to 20Wilderness.pdf CWSAC Report Update ref http www.nps.gov hps abpp CWSII VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles White ... National Park Service Battle Summary Further Reading cite web title Petersburg National Battlefield url http www.nps.gov pete historyculture white oak road.htm work National Park Service accessdate ... whiteoakroad1.htm accessdate 2011 05 30 Category Appomattox Campaign White Oak Road Category Battles of the Main Eastern Theater of the American Civil War White Oak Road Category Union victories of the American ...   more details



  1. Battle of White Hall

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of White Hall image caption partof the American Civil War date Start date 1862 12 16 place Wayne County, North Carolina result Inconclusive combatant1 flagicon USA 1861 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1861 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 John G. Foster br Jeptha Garrard commander2 Beverly Robertson units1 3rd New York Cavalry br 23rd New York Independent Battery br Amory s Brigade br Stevenson s Brigade units2 Robertson s Brigade strength1 30,000 strength2 212 casualties2 12 casualties1 227 campaignbox campaignbox Goldsboro Expedition The Battle of White Hall , also called the Battle of White Hall Ferry , took place on December 15&ndash 16, 1862, in Wayne County, North Carolina , as part of the Union American Civil War Union expedition to Goldsboro, North Carolina , during the American Civil War . Battle On December 15, Brigadier general United States Brig. Gen. John G. Foster s Union troops reached White Hall where Brig. Gen. Beverly Robertson had taken command of Confederate militia holding the north bank of the Neuse River . There was some skirmishing as the Federals set up several artillery units on a hill overlooking the town and Confederate defenses. According to the report of the Union commanders, the Federals demonstrated against the Confederates for much of the day on December 16, attempting to fix the Confederates in position, while the main Union column continued ... http www.nps.gov history hps abpp battles nc008.htm National Park Service battle description ... Battles of the Goldsboro Expedition of the American Civil War White Hall Category Battles of the Main Eastern Theater of the American Civil War White Hall Category Inconclusive battles of the American Civil War White Hall Category North Carolina in the American Civil War Category Wayne County, North Carolina Category Conflicts in 1862 Category 1862 in North Carolina nl Slag bij White Hall zh ...   more details




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