Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Stillman's Run

 The first skirmish of the Black Hawk War took place #OnThisDay in 1832. Sauk and Meskwaki forces, who were trying to reclaim land in Illinois, defeated state militia led by Isaiah Stillman. The militia's panicky retreat led to the event being called the Battle of Stillman's Run.


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Iroquois warrior

  Artist unknown, Homme Iroquois, late 18th century, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec.