Red Bird uprising

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The Red Bird uprising was a brief 1827 Native American resistance led by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) leader Red Bird against United States encroachment in what is now Wisconsin.

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Label Occurrences
Red Bird Uprising 2
Red Bird War 2
Red Bird uprising canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American resistance movement
armed conflict
uprising
alsoKnownAs Red Bird uprising
surface form: Red Bird War

Winnebago War
commander Red Bird
conflictBelligerent Ho-Chunk
surface form: Ho-Chunk bands

United States Army regulars
territorial militia forces
conflictType Native American–United States conflict
countryInvolved United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1827
ethnicGroupInvolved Ho-Chunk
surface form: Ho-Chunk people
followedBy further Native American dispossession in Wisconsin
increased U.S. military presence in the region
hasCause United States encroachment on Ho-Chunk lands
tensions over lead mining region near present-day Wisconsin
hasEffect heightened U.S. concern over Native resistance in the Upper Midwest
pressure for additional land cessions from Native nations in the region
historicalRegion present-day Wisconsin
location Michigan Territory
Upper Mississippi Valley
surface form: Upper Mississippi River region

Wisconsin
mainSubject United States territorial expansion
surface form: United States westward expansion
notableLeader Red Bird
opponent United States of America
surface form: United States
participant Ho-Chunk
United States Army
United States settlers
partOf United States–Native American wars
surface form: American Indian Wars
precededBy growing tensions over land cessions
relatedTo Black Hawk War
Ho-Chunk history
United States Indian policy in the 1820s
result United States victory
surrender of Red Bird
shortDescription 1827 Ho-Chunk resistance against U.S. encroachment in present-day Wisconsin
significantEvent Red Bird’s surrender at Prairie du Chien
attack on settlers near Prairie du Chien
startTime 1827
territorialContext Michigan Territory governance
timePeriod 19th century

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Winnebago War significantEvent Red Bird uprising
Winnebago War alsoKnownAs Red Bird uprising
this entity surface form: Red Bird War
Red Bird notableFor Red Bird uprising
this entity surface form: Red Bird Uprising
Red Bird conflict Red Bird uprising
this entity surface form: Red Bird Uprising
Red Bird uprising alsoKnownAs Red Bird uprising
this entity surface form: Red Bird War