Where these engagements were fought
14 of the 16 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 2 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.
Notable engagements
| Engagement | Year | Outcome | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dearborn | 1812 | Potawatomi victory | 15 vs Military; 38 killed; 28 captured; Civilian; 14… |
| Battle of Credit Island | 1814 | Anglo-Sauk victory | None vs 2 killed ; 11 wounded |
| Battle of Rock Island Rapids | 1814 | Sauk, Meskwaki, and Kickapoo victory | More than 2 killed vs 14 killed; 21 wounded; Total: 35 |
| Battle of the Sink Hole | 1815 | Inconclusive | at least 1 killed vs 8 killed; 5 wounded; 1 missing |
| Battle of Kellogg's Grove | 1832 | Inconclusive | 8 KIA; 3 WIA vs at least 15 KIA |
| St. Vrain massacre | 1832 | Ho-Chunk and Sauk victory | 4 vs 0 |
| Battle of Stillman's Run | 1832 | British Band victory | 3-5 killed vs 12 killed |
| Battle of Apple River Fort | 1832 | United States victory | 1 KIA; 2 WIA vs Unknown |
| Buffalo Grove ambush | 1832 | Kickapoo victory | 1 vs Not known |
| Spafford Farm massacre | British Band victory | 4 killed vs 1 killed | |
| Indian Creek massacre | 1832 | 15 killed, 2 captured | |
| Attack at Ament's Cabin | 1832 | 1 KIA vs 0 |
Plus 4 further documented engagements in the Illinois record.
Every engagement with a page
All 14 engagements in this record that have their own detailed page, in date order.
Fort Dearborn (1812)Battle of Credit Island (1814)Battle of Rock Island Rapids (1814)Battle of the Sink Hole (1815)Attack at Ament's Cabin (1832)Battle of Apple River Fort (1832)Battle of Kellogg's Grove (1832)Battle of Stillman's Run (1832)Buffalo Grove ambush (1832)Indian Creek massacre (1832)Minor attacks of the Black Hawk War (1832)Plum River raid (1832)St. Vrain massacre (1832)Spafford Farm massacre
By conflict
Black Hawk War
The 1832 war in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory that followed Black Hawk's return across the Mississippi, from Stillman's Run and Apple River Fort to Wisconsin Heights and the Bad Axe.
10 ENGAGEMENTS →
War of 1812
The 1812-1815 war with Britain, fought across the Old Northwest, the Chesapeake, the Niagara and Great Lakes frontier, coastal Maine, and the Gulf, from the River Raisin to the defense of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.
5 ENGAGEMENTS →
Northwest Indian War
The 1785-1795 struggle for the Ohio Country between the United States and the Western Confederacy, from Harmar's and St. Clair's defeats to the American victory at Fallen Timbers.
1 ENGAGEMENTS →
Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS) (public domain (U.S. federal record), boundary survey); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).