Black Hawk War

E1485

19th-century conflict war

The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.

Aliases (2)

Black Hawk War of 1832 ×1
Black Hawk’s 1832 campaign ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century conflict → war →
battle	Battle of Bad Axe → Battle of Stillman’s Run → Battle of Wisconsin Heights → Indian Creek massacre →
cause	Treaty of St. Louis (1804) → dispute over land cessions →
commandedBy	Henry Atkinson → Winfield Scott →
conflictBetween	Native American tribes → United States →
countryInvolved	United States of America →
endDate	1832-08-27 →
followedBy	further Native American removals in the Old Northwest →
hasCasualties	United States forces and Native American warriors and noncombatants →
hasParticipant	Abraham Lincoln → Black Hawk → Henry Atkinson → Ho-Chunk → Illinois militia → Meskwaki (Fox) → Potawatomi → Sauk → United States Army → Winfield Scott →
historicalPeriod	Jacksonian era →
involvesEthnicGroup	Ho-Chunk people → Meskwaki people → Potawatomi people → Sauk people →
location	Illinois → Iowa Territory → Michigan Territory → Wisconsin Territory →
namedAfter	Black Hawk →
notableFor	early military service of Abraham Lincoln → final armed Native American resistance to U.S. expansion in Illinois and Wisconsin →
opposingCommander	Black Hawk →
partOf	American Indian Wars → United States–Native American wars →
precededBy	Winnebago War →
relatedTo	Indian Removal policy of the United States →
result	United States victory → forcible removal of Native Americans from Illinois → further cession of Native American lands →
startDate	1832-04-06 →
theater	Old Northwest →
year	1832 →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abraham Lincoln → Battle of Stillman’s Run → Battle of Wisconsin Heights → Henry Atkinson → Illinois militia → Indian Creek massacre → Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak → Makataimeshekiakiak → Zachary Taylor →	conflict
Battle of Bad Axe → Battle of Stillman’s Run → Battle of Wisconsin Heights → Indian Creek massacre →	partOf
Henry Atkinson ("Black Hawk War of 1832") → Sauk → Sauk people →	notableEvent
Sauk → Sauk village of Saukenuk →	historicalEvent
Potawatomi → Sac and Fox →	involvedInConflict
Treaty of Chicago →	after
Indian Creek Massacre Memorial near Earlville, Illinois →	associatedWithConflict
Battle of Wisconsin Heights ("Black Hawk’s 1832 campaign") →	campaign
Treaty of St. Louis (1804) →	causeOf
Battle of Bad Axe →	conflictOf
Indian Creek Massacre Memorial near Earlville, Illinois →	eventCommemorated
Winnebago War →	followedBy
Indian Creek Massacre Memorial near Earlville, Illinois →	hasSubject
Battle of Bad Axe →	isFinalEngagementOf
Black Hawk →	militaryConflict
Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak →	notableFor
United States–Native American wars →	notableSubconflict
Winfield Scott →	participantIn
Illinois frontier →	relatedEvent
Red Bird uprising →	relatedTo