The battle for Butte left an indelible blight upon the territory of Montana as the Wars of the Copper Kings came to a close. Against this backdrop of wanton corporate avarice and conflict, the territory of Montana was reduced to the status of an eastern corporate colony that was beholden and subjected to the capricious whims and unbridled rapaciousness of corporate robber barons. This odious corporate struggle left very few apparent victors and a significant number of losers. Montana’s miners and its citizens were the veritable losers who suffered extensively in this hegemonic struggle for Butte’s copper industry. Moreover, while Marcus Daly, William A. Clark, and Heinze may have suffered personal defeats in their business dealings they gained