The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools
The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools
The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools
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Fort Madison d<br />
In 1808, the U.S. government<br />
built Ft. Madison (present-day<br />
Ft. Madison, IA) in Sauk and<br />
MMesquakie ki territory, i on the h<br />
west bank of the Mississippi,<br />
over 150 miles downriver of<br />
Saukenuk Saukenuk. In late 1811 1811,<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hawk</strong> led a Sauk,<br />
Mesquakie, and Ho-Chunk<br />
(Winnebago) ( g ) war party p y that<br />
besieged the fort for nearly<br />
two days before low<br />
ammunition forced <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>Hawk</strong> to withdraw withdraw.