Battle of Stillman’s Run

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The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Old Man’s Creek ⓘ
Stillman’s Defeat ⓘ
belligerent Illinois militia ⓘ
Sauk and Fox warriors ⓘ
linked to: Sauk people
casualtiesSide Illinois militia casualties ⓘ
Sauk and Fox casualties ⓘ
cause Illinois militia attempt to intercept Black Hawk’s band ⓘ
tensions over Sauk and Fox return to Illinois lands east of the Mississippi River ⓘ
combatantAllegiance Sauk and Fox band led by Black Hawk ⓘ
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)

United States militia ⓘ
linked to: Illinois militia
commander Black Hawk ⓘ
David Bailey ⓘ
Isaiah Stillman ⓘ
John Ewing ⓘ
conflict Black Hawk War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1832-05-14 ⓘ
describedAs skirmish ⓘ
era Jacksonian era ⓘ
followedBy wider mobilization of U.S. and militia forces in the Black Hawk War ⓘ
geographicalFeatureNearby Old Man’s Creek ⓘ
hasParticipant Black Hawk’s British Band ⓘ
linked to: Black Hawk
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion American frontier ⓘ
involves Fox (Meskwaki) people ⓘ
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)

Illinois militia volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Illinois militia

Sauk people ⓘ
location Illinois ⓘ
Ogle County, Illinois ⓘ
militaryTheater Northwestern frontier of the United States ⓘ
namedAfter Isaiah Stillman ⓘ
notableFor early engagement of the Black Hawk War ⓘ
panicked retreat of Illinois militia ⓘ
partOf Black Hawk War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
precededBy Black Hawk’s crossing of the Mississippi River into Illinois in 1832 ⓘ
result Illinois militia defeat ⓘ
Sauk and Fox victory ⓘ
significance contributed to Black Hawk’s reputation as a capable war leader ⓘ
exposed poor discipline and training of some militia units ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
typeOfEngagement cavalry and infantry skirmish ⓘ
year 1832 ⓘ

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

Black Hawk War → battle → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
Black Hawk → notableBattle → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
Battle of Stillman’s Run → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Old Man’s Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Stillman’s Run
Battle of Stillman’s Run → alsoKnownAs → Stillman’s Defeat ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Stillman’s Run
David Bailey → notableBattle → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
John Ewing → notableEvent → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
John Ewing → engagement → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
Isaiah Stillman → notableEvent → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
Ogle County, Illinois → historicalEvent → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
Old Man’s Creek → historicalEventNearby → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ
Stillman’s Run battlefield → hasEvent → Battle of Stillman’s Run ⓘ