Battle of Wisconsin Heights

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The Battle of Wisconsin Heights was an 1832 engagement in present-day Wisconsin during the Black Hawk War, where U.S. militia forces clashed with Black Hawk’s band of Sauk and Fox warriors as they attempted to retreat across the Wisconsin River.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Wisconsin Heights (The Battle of Wisconsin Heights was an 1832 engagement in present-day Wisconsin during the Black Hawk War, where U.S. militia forces clashed with Black Hawk’s band of Sauk and Fox warriors as they attempted to retreat across the Wisconsin River.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wisconsin Heights (Black Hawk War) ⓘ
associatedWith Black Hawk ⓘ
Henry Dodge ⓘ
James D. Henry ⓘ
belligerent Fox ⓘ
Sauk ⓘ
United States Army regulars ⓘ
United States militia ⓘ
campaign Black Hawk’s 1832 campaign ⓘ
linked to: Black Hawk War
combatantStrength several hundred U.S. militia and regulars ⓘ
smaller force of Sauk and Fox warriors ⓘ
commander Henry Dodge ⓘ
James D. Henry ⓘ
conflict Black Hawk War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1832-07-21 ⓘ
followedBy Bad Axe Massacre ⓘ
hasCategory Battles involving Native Americans ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Battles of the Black Hawk War ⓘ
Conflicts in 1832 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion American frontier ⓘ
linked to: Old West
involved Black Hawk’s band ⓘ
linked to: Sauk people

Sauk and Fox warriors ⓘ
location Wisconsin Territory ⓘ
linked to: Wisconsin

near present-day Sauk City, Wisconsin ⓘ
notableFor allowing most of Black Hawk’s noncombatants to escape across the Wisconsin River ⓘ
opposingCommander Black Hawk ⓘ
partOf American Indian Wars ⓘ
Black Hawk War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wisconsin River (skirmishes) ⓘ
purposeOfRetreat to cross the Wisconsin River ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
riverNearby Wisconsin River ⓘ
stateToday Wisconsin ⓘ
typeOfAction rear-guard action ⓘ
year 1832 ⓘ

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Black Hawk War → battle → Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ
Black Hawk → notableBattle → Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ
Battle of Wisconsin Heights → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Wisconsin Heights (Black Hawk War) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wisconsin Heights
Battle of Wisconsin Heights → precededBy → Battle of Wisconsin River (skirmishes) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wisconsin Heights
Battle of Bad Axe → precededBy → Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ
Bad Axe Massacre → precededBy → Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ