▁formed ▁the ▁core . ▁This ▁would ▁evol ve ▁into ▁a ▁mixed ▁ancest ry ▁village ▁of ▁log ▁cab ins ▁and ▁Indian ▁cam ps ▁scattered ▁over ▁fifty ▁square ▁miles . ▁Fif ty ▁M ét is ▁families ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁various ▁Ind igen ous ▁u pr is ings ▁throughout ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁es cal ating ▁pressure ▁from ▁sett lers ▁arriv ing ▁through ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Tra il , ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁declared ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁that ▁the ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁valley ▁was ▁under ▁mart ial ▁law ▁and ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁had ▁to ▁leave . ▁The ▁order ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁as ▁some ▁F ren cht own ▁M ét is ▁stayed . ▁Host ilities ▁with ▁the ▁native ▁relatives ▁would ▁soon ▁follow . ▁Without ▁any ▁super vision ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Army , ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Mount ed ▁Vol unte ers ▁( OM V ) ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁terrible ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁that ▁followed . ▁The ▁US ▁Army ▁could ▁not ▁pay ▁them . ▁The ▁" B attle ▁of ▁F ren cht own " ▁( Dec ember ▁ 7 – 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 ) ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁the ▁longest ▁Ind igen ous ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Washington ▁Territ ory . ▁F ren cht own ▁M ét is ▁community ▁was ▁sh atter ed ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁M ét is ▁families ▁went ▁on ▁scatter ing ▁around ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁or ▁returning ▁to ▁where ▁they ▁originally