Indian Creek massacre
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The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event
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massacre → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indian Creek Indian massacre
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|
| captives |
Rachel Hall
→
Sylvia Hall → |
| category |
1832 in Illinois
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Black Hawk War events → Massacres of settlers → |
| cause |
dispute over a dam on Indian Creek
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tensions between settlers and local Potawatomi over land and resources → |
| combatant |
American settlers
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Potawatomi warriors → Sauk warriors → |
| commemoratedBy |
historical marker at the massacre site
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|
| conflict |
Black Hawk War
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|
| country |
United States
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|
| date |
May 21, 1832
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| ethnicGroupOfPerpetrators |
Native Americans
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Potawatomi → Sauk → |
| followedBy |
search and ransom efforts for the Hall sisters
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| historicalRegion |
Illinois Territory frontier region
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| location |
LaSalle County, Illinois
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near present-day Earlville, Illinois → |
| memorial |
Indian Creek Massacre Memorial near Earlville, Illinois
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| namedAfter |
Indian Creek
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|
| notableVictim |
William Davis
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members of the Hall family → |
| numberOfSettlersCaptured |
2
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| numberOfSettlersKilled |
15
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| partOf |
Black Hawk War
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|
| perpetrator |
Potawatomi warriors
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Sauk warriors → |
| precededBy |
outbreak of the Black Hawk War
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| relatedTo |
Black Hawk
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Hall sisters ransom → Potawatomi → Sauk → |
| result |
Native American victory
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|
| river |
Indian Creek (Illinois)
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| significance |
example of violent conflict between Native Americans and settlers in the Old Northwest
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heightened settler fears during the Black Hawk War → |
| typeOfAttack |
raid on frontier settlement
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| victimGroup |
Euro-American settlers
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|
| weaponsUsed |
firearms
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knives → tomahawks → |
| year |
1832
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