British Band
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The British Band was a mixed-nation group of Native Americans commanded by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, which fought against Illinois and Michigan Territory militias during the 1832 Black Hawk War. The
This 1854 artist rendering depicts members of the British Band at Stillman's Run.
Black Hawk led the British Band across the Mississippi River on 5 April 1832.
The British Band suffered a defeat at Horseshoe Bend, shown here in an 1857 painting.
The grave of Felix St. Vrain, killed by Ho-Chunk warriors intent on joining the British Band in 1832.
Black Hawk War
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The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos, know
British Band
…group of Native Americans commanded by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, which fought against Illinois and Michigan Territory militias during the 1832 Black Hawk War. The band was composed of about 1,500 men, women, and children from the Sauk, Meskwaki, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Ottawa nations; about 500…
Keokuk by George Catlin, c. 1830s
Newspaper account of the alarm caused by Sauk returning to Saukenuk, Washington National Intelligencer, June 13, 1831
Fort Armstrong was located on Rock Island, which is now known as Arsenal Island. The view is from the Illinois side, with Iowa in the background.