Black Hawk Biography

Black Hawk biography

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NAME: Black Hawk
OCCUPATION: Warrior
BIRTH DATE: c. 1767
DEATH DATE: October 03, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sauk Sautenuk, Virginia

PLACE OF DEATH: Iowa

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Black Hawk was the leader of a faction of Sauk and Fox Indians whose resulted in the brief but tragic Black Hawk War of 1832.

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Born in 1767 in the Virginia Colony, Black Hawk was the leader of a faction of Sauk and Fox Indians. Antagonistic to whites settling in his people's territory, Black Hawk joined the British in several battles in the War of 1812. In 1832 Black Hawk led his people across the Mississippi to resist further white encroachments. They met heavy resistance and Black Hawk was eventually captured.