Battle of Osawatomie

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The Battle of Osawatomie was an 1856 armed clash in Kansas Territory in which abolitionist forces led by John Brown resisted a pro-slavery raid, becoming a key episode in the escalating violence that preceded the American Civil War.

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instanceOf armed conflict
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Osawatomie, Kansas
associatedWith American abolitionism
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown
belligerent Border ruffians from Missouri
Free-State abolitionist forces
pro-slavery militia
casualtiesAbolitionistKilled about 5
casualtiesProSlaveryKilled about 2
cause conflict over slavery in Kansas Territory
pro-slavery raid on the Free-State town of Osawatomie
chronologyWithinBleedingKansas one of the major violent clashes of 1856 in Kansas Territory
combatantLeaderAbolitionist John Brown
combatantLeaderProSlavery John W. Reid
commander John Brown
John W. Reid
conflictType Bleeding Kansas
country United States
date 1856-08-30
describedAs key episode in escalating sectional violence before the American Civil War
followedBy Marais des Cygnes massacre
hasMemorial John Brown Cabin (Osawatomie, Kansas)
John Brown Museum State Historic Site
historicalPeriod Antebellum United States
linked to: Antebellum period
involves Free-State settlers
pro-slavery partisans
location Miami County, Kansas NERFINISHED
Osawatomie, Kansas Territory
linked to: Osawatomie, Kansas
notableFor John Brown’s armed resistance to pro-slavery forces
destruction and burning of much of Osawatomie
symbolic importance in abolitionist memory
partOf American Civil War prelude
Bleeding Kansas
politicalContext struggle over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state
precededBy Sack of Lawrence
linked to: Sacking of Lawrence
primaryTheater Kansas–Missouri border region
linked to: Southeast Kansas
relatedEvent Pottawatomie massacre
Sack of Lawrence
linked to: Sacking of Lawrence

Wakarusa War
result pro-slavery victory
strengthAbolitionist approximately 30–40 men
strengthProSlavery approximately 250–400 men
territory Kansas Territory
year 1856

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Bleeding Kansas crisis hasPart Battle of Osawatomie
Sacking of Lawrence relatedEvent Sack of Osawatomie
linked to: Battle of Osawatomie
Pottawatomie massacre followedBy Battle of Osawatomie
Battle of Osawatomie alsoKnownAs Battle of Osawatomie, Kansas
linked to: Battle of Osawatomie