Bad Axe Massacre
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The Bad Axe Massacre was the brutal 1832 final battle of the Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces and militia slaughtered many retreating Sauk and Fox people along the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bad Axe Massacre canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Black Hawk War ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| aftermath |
forcible removal of remaining Sauk and Fox from Illinois
ⓘ
trial and imprisonment of Black Hawk ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sauk and Fox resistance to U.S. expansion
ⓘ
U.S. Indian removal policy ⓘ |
| casualties |
high Sauk and Fox casualties
ⓘ
relatively low U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| characterization |
mass killing of retreating Native Americans
ⓘ
slaughter of noncombatants ⓘ |
| combatant |
Illinois militia
ⓘ
Meskwaki (Fox) ⓘ
surface form:
Meskwaki (Fox) people
Michigan Territory militia ⓘ Sauk people ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Black Hawk
ⓘ
Henry Atkinson ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| conflict | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1832-08-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Bad Axe
ⓘ
surface form:
capture of Black Hawk
|
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involved |
attack on retreating Native Americans attempting to cross the Mississippi River
ⓘ
killing of women and children ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bad Axe River area
ⓘ
Vernon County, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
near the Mississippi River ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| memorial | Battle of Bad Axe historical markers in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the final major engagement of the Black Hawk War
ⓘ
extreme disparity in casualties between U.S. forces and Native Americans ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ |
| result |
decisive United States victory
ⓘ
destruction of Black Hawk’s band ⓘ end of the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| river |
Chippewa River
ⓘ
surface form:
Bad Axe River
Mississippi River ⓘ |
| topicOf |
debates over the term “battle” versus “massacre”
ⓘ
historical studies of U.S.–Native American conflicts ⓘ |
| year | 1832 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.