Battle of Waddams Grove
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The Battle of Waddams Grove, also known as the Battle of Yellow Creek was part of the Black Hawk War. It took place in present-day Stephenson County, Illinois on June 18, 1832. After several incidents of Sauk Indian raids on settlers along the Apple River, Captain James W. Stephenson left Galena with a group of volunteer militia in pursuit of the Native party. The group clashed on June 18, 1832 near Yellow Creek and the ensuing battle descended into a bayonet and knife fight in which several Sauk and three militia men were killed. Stephenson was severely wounded by a musketball to the chest during the fighting. The dead were eventually interred in a memorial cemetery in Kellogg's Grove, Illinois where a stone monument was erected in memory of those killed during the war.
1832
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United States, United States, 
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Location: 42.4283, -89.8558, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Spafford Farm massacre | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Battle of Horseshoe Bend | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Battle of Waddams Grove | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Battle of Kellogg's Grove | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Hamilton | fort | Wikidata | |