Bad Axe Massacre

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The Bad Axe Massacre was the brutal 1832 final battle of the Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces and militia slaughtered many retreating Sauk and Fox people along the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin.

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Label Occurrences
Bad Axe Massacre canonical 3
Bad Axe Massacre of 1832 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Black Hawk War ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
aftermath forcible removal of remaining Sauk and Fox from Illinois ⓘ
trial and imprisonment of Black Hawk ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ
associatedWith Sauk and Fox resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ
U.S. Indian removal policy ⓘ
casualties high Sauk and Fox casualties ⓘ
relatively low U.S. casualties ⓘ
characterization mass killing of retreating Native Americans ⓘ
slaughter of noncombatants ⓘ
combatant Illinois militia ⓘ
Meskwaki (Fox) people ⓘ
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)

Michigan Territory militia ⓘ
Sauk people ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commander Black Hawk ⓘ
Henry Atkinson ⓘ
Zachary Taylor ⓘ
conflict Black Hawk War ⓘ
countryAtTime United States ⓘ
date 1832-08-02 ⓘ
followedBy capture of Black Hawk ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bad Axe
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involved attack on retreating Native Americans attempting to cross the Mississippi River ⓘ
killing of women and children ⓘ
locatedIn Bad Axe River area ⓘ
Vernon County, Wisconsin ⓘ
location United States ⓘ
near the Mississippi River ⓘ
present-day Wisconsin ⓘ
memorial Battle of Bad Axe historical markers in Wisconsin ⓘ
notableFor being the final major engagement of the Black Hawk War ⓘ
extreme disparity in casualties between U.S. forces and Native Americans ⓘ
partOf Black Hawk War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ
result decisive United States victory ⓘ
destruction of Black Hawk’s band ⓘ
end of the Black Hawk War ⓘ
river Bad Axe River ⓘ
linked to: Chippewa River

Mississippi River ⓘ
topicOf debates over the term “battle” versus “massacre” ⓘ
historical studies of U.S.–Native American conflicts ⓘ
year 1832 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Wisconsin Heights → followedBy → Bad Axe Massacre ⓘ
Battle of Bad Axe → alsoKnownAs → Bad Axe Massacre ⓘ
Bad Axe River area → hasEvent → Bad Axe Massacre ⓘ
Bad Axe River area → knownFor → Bad Axe Massacre of 1832 ⓘ
linked to: Bad Axe Massacre