Black Hawk War

On August 1, 1832, the Black Hawk War ended. From the article:

"The Black Hawk War Facts
Dates
May-August 1832

Location
Michigan and Illinois Territory

Commanders
Black Hawk: Neapope, Wabokieshiek,
Settlers: Henry Atkinson, Henry Dodge, Isaiah Stillman

Soldiers Engaged
6,000 militiamen, 630 Army regulars, 700+Native Americans VS. 500 warriors and 600 non-combatants.

Casualties
77 killed on the settler’s side and 450-600 killed on the Native American side

Result
Unites States Victory

The Black Hawk War summary: The brief conflict that was fought in 1832 was given the name the Black Hawk War and was between the United States and Native Americans. It was led on the Native American side by the Sauk leader Black Hawk. The trigger point for the war was when Black Hawk and warriors from the Kickapoos, Meskwakis and Sauks crossed the Mississippi River into the territory of Illinois. Though Black Hawk’s motives were mysterious his intent was to recapture the land that the US had claimed in the 1804 treaty without bloodshed.

Black Hawk’s group was known as the British Band and American officials believed them to be hostile therefore gathered their frontier army. The frontier army was comprised of militiamen that were poorly trained, part-time American troops, and a few U.S. Army soldiers. They open fired on British Band on May 14, 1832 and the group responded by attacking back. The Battle of Stillman’s Run was where the attack was staged and Black Hawk’s band gave the US Army a sound beating.

It spread over land and several battles. They army commanded by General Henry Atkinson caught up with the British Band in July and beat them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. Members of Black Hawk’s group retreated back toward Mississippi. The Battle of Bad Axe was where the American soldiers caught back up with them on August 2nd and killed or captured most of them. Black Hawk along with a few other leaders escaped to later surrender and suffer imprisonment for a year."