Battle of Stillmans Run

After the United States discovered that a group of Kickapoo, Ojibway, Ottawa and Potawatomi did not set off on their journey to western Iowa and northwestern Missouri, they ordered American soldiers up to forcefully relocate the rebel Indians. In the first battle of the so called Black Hawks War (the Battle of Stillmans Run), around 40 Kickapoo, Ojibway, Ottawa and Potawatomi warriors bravely gave battle to some 275 American soldiers, and prevailed. Around 15 American soldiers were killed or wounded (11 were killed) in this 1832 battle. After this battle the fleeing Kickapoo, Ojibway, Ottawa and Potawatomi quickly headed for their kin living in Michigan. They attempted to go up through Wisconsin but they encountered Dakota and Menominee warriors who sided with the evil Americans. Those Dakota and Menominee warriors did prevent the Anishinabek from reaching the upper peninsula of Michigan to join with the Lake Superior Ojibwa.