The Early Republic at War

Wisconsin

3 Black Hawk War and War of 1812 engagements documented in Wisconsin, drawn from the federal battlefield survey and the historical record.

Alonzo Chappel, The Battle of Tippecanoe. Public domain.
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Engagements
1832
Years

Where these engagements were fought

All 3 are placed on the map. 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

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Wisconsin Heights1832U.S. victory1 killed; 8 wounded vs 40-70 killed
Attacks at Fort Blue Mounds18323 KIA

Plus 1 further documented engagement in the Wisconsin record.

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.
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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.
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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).