Thursday, 15 August 2013

Battle of Fort Dearborn 1812

This battle between US troops and Potawatomi Indians took place today.

1 comment:

  1. Dear Somerset,
    Hardly a "battle," yet this is what politically correct Chicago now calls it. Twelve children in a wagon tomahawked. There used to be a statue but The American Indian Movement protested and it was removed. Revisionist history unchecked.

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