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Black Hawk War


 

The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern section of the United States. The war was named for Black Hawk, the leader of a band of Sauk and Fox Indians, who fought against the U.S. Army and Illinois militia for possession of lands in the region.

Notes

  • {{fnb|1}} Hurt, R. Douglas, The Indian Frontier: 1763-1846 (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002), pp. 176-7.

~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Background
Return of Black Hawk
Hostilities
Aftermath
See also
Notes
External links

 

 

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