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The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools

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<strong>Black</strong> l k <strong>Hawk</strong>’s k’ Father h Is Killed ll d<br />

When <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hawk</strong> was 19<br />

and an accomplished<br />

warrior, around 1786, he<br />

went with a war party led by<br />

his father, Pysea, against the<br />

Cherokee tribe. <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hawk</strong><br />

saw Pysea go down, took<br />

command, slew three<br />

warriors personally, and won<br />

the victory. However, his<br />

father died of his wounds<br />

and for five years <strong>Black</strong><br />

<strong>Hawk</strong> gave up war and went<br />

into solitary grieving.

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