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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.

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