The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, also referred to as the Battle of Pecatonica and the Battle of Bloody Lake, was fought on June 16, 1832, in present-day Wisconsin at an oxbow lake known as "Horseshoe Ben
An 1857 painting of the battlefield at Horseshoe Bend.
A historic marker was erected in 1922, in part, by residents of nearby Woodford, Wisconsin.
Henry Dodge
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Moses Henry Dodge was an American politician and military officer who was Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, territorial governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the
Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832)
…Horseshoe Bend proved their ability to obey orders, act as a disciplined unit, and show bravery. Unlike at Stillman's Run, the troops waited for Colonel Henry Dodge's commands before acting on the field of battle. When ordered to charge, the men obeyed and eventually won a fight that descended into a bloody…
Portrait of Dodge from the 1840s
Dodge and the Miamis from a mural in the Missouri State Capitol