The Battle of Wisconsin Heights, 1832: Thunder on the Wisconsin

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

The brief war that Black Hawk waged against the United States in 1832 saw half of the people under his leadership killed in savage massacres and the entire Sauk tribe removed to Iowa. Yet this dismal outcome cannot obscure the superb military leadership that Black Hawk demonstrated during many phases of the war. His crowning glory occurred at a place called Wisconsin Heights, where his force of about 120 warriors held off an estimated 700 American militia volunteers while the women, children and elderly under his protection escaped across the Wisconsin River.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609490522
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Dr. Patrick Jung teaches history at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and is the author of The Black Hawk War of 1832.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

1 Origins of the Black Hawk War 15

2 The 1831 Standoff and the Early Weeks of the War 35

3 Prelude to the Battle of Wisconsin Heights 57

4 The Battle of Wisconsin Heights 73

5 The Final Days of the Black Hawk War 97

Epilogue 111

Notes 117

Works Cited 129

Index 137

About the Author 143