Battle At Bad Axe Research Paper

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In the 19th century, there were a number of conflicts between the Southern Plains Indians and the settlers in Texas. These series of conflicts became to be known as the Texas- Indian wars which lasted from 1820-1875. In my paper I will talk about three of the battles: Battle at Bad Axe, Battle of Dove Creek and Red River War.
Battle at Bad Axe
The Battle at Bad Axe was the Indian-American battle that was fought east of the Mississippi River. This battle resulted in the killings of almost 150 Black Hawk followers who attempted to escape across the Mississippi River. a-La-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak otherwise known as Black Hawk was the Sauk war leader who stood his ground and didn’t want to leave Saukenuk in order to satisfy the new U.S. government.
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The Sauk offered a white flag to the troops onboard. For the next hour, the WARRIOR fired at the Indians until it ran scarce on fuel and had to return to Prairie du Chien to restock on ammunition and to refuel the boat. On the first day of battle, 23 Sauk were killed and are said to have been buried on that same day.
The Battle at Bad Axe continued into August 2, 1832 when the troops were awoken to continue their walk at 2:00 a.m. As the troops continued through the Mississippi Valley, around 6:00 a.m, they faced the guard of Indians and commenced yet another day of shooting. This time however, the Indians lost 14 while the troops had one person to be critically injured. The total estimated number of Indians killed during the Battle of Bad Axe as said to be upwards of 150. Total amounts of those killed could not be calculated because of those who were shot and left behind or those who died by drowning in the river.
Battle of Dove