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Battle of Apple River Fort

24 juin 1832 · 42.32° N, 90.22° W

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24 juin 1832
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Bataille
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42.32° N, 90.22° W
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1832 battle of the Black Hawk War

Battle of Apple River Fort

1832 battle of the Black Hawk War

The Battle of Apple River Fort, occurred on the late afternoon of June 24, 1832 at the Apple River Fort, near present-day Elizabeth, Illinois, when Black Hawk and 200 of his "British Band" of Sauk and Meskwaki were surprised by a group of four messengers en route from Galena, Illinois. One of the couriers was wounded in the thigh as the riders quickly made for the protection of the nearby stockade.

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