Who was the General who defeated the Nez Perce Indians?

Question: Who was the General who defeated the Nez Perce Indians!?
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Nelson Miles in 1877, and he was a colonel at the time!. The war took place in Idaho from June through October and ended with the removal of the Nez Perce to Indian Territory (later Known as Oklahoma)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com