Battle of Bad Axe

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The Battle of Bad Axe was the final, devastating clash of the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces massacred many of Black Hawk’s band as they attempted to retreat across the Mississippi River.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Bad Axe (The Battle of Bad Axe was the final, devastating clash of the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces massacred many of Black Hawk’s band as they attempted to retreat across the Mississippi River.)

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Bad Axe canonical 6
capture of Black Hawk 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
aftermath Black Hawk’s eventual surrender ⓘ
capture of many survivors ⓘ
flight of some survivors into Iowa Territory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bad Axe Massacre ⓘ
associatedPeople Winfield Scott ⓘ
Zachary Taylor ⓘ
belligerent Sauk and Fox (Meskwaki) band led by Black Hawk ⓘ
linked to: Sauk people

United States ⓘ
casualtiesDescription heavy Native American casualties ⓘ
relatively light U.S. casualties ⓘ
category Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Conflicts in 1832 ⓘ
Massacres of Native Americans ⓘ
characterizedAs massacre of Native American noncombatants ⓘ
combatant Fox (Meskwaki) warriors ⓘ
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)

Illinois militia ⓘ
Sauk warriors ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commander Black Hawk ⓘ
Henry Atkinson ⓘ
commanderFor Black Hawk – British Band of Sauk and Fox ⓘ
linked to: Black Hawk

Henry Atkinson – United States forces ⓘ
conflictOf Black Hawk War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1832-08-01 ⓘ
endDate 1832-08-02 ⓘ
historicalContext U.S. westward expansion ⓘ
conflict over land in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involves attempted retreat of Black Hawk’s band across the Mississippi River ⓘ
isFinalEngagementOf Black Hawk War ⓘ
location Mississippi River ⓘ
near Bad Axe River ⓘ
present-day Wisconsin ⓘ
memorial Battle of Bad Axe Monument ⓘ
memorialLocation near Victory, Wisconsin ⓘ
partOf American Indian Wars ⓘ
Black Hawk War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wisconsin Heights ⓘ
result decisive United States victory ⓘ
destruction of Black Hawk’s band ⓘ
riverCrossing Mississippi River ⓘ
significance marked the end of armed Native American resistance in much of Illinois and Wisconsin ⓘ
startDate 1832-08-01 ⓘ
stateToday Wisconsin ⓘ

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

Black Hawk War → battle → Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ
Black Hawk → notableBattle → Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ
Battle of Bad Axe Monument → commemorates → Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ
Battle of Bad Axe Monument → namedAfter → Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ
Bad Axe Massacre → followedBy → capture of Black Hawk ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bad Axe
Bad Axe Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ
Bad Axe River area → hasEvent → Battle of Bad Axe ⓘ