Battle of Wisconsin Heights

Battle of Wisconsin Heights
Part of the Black Hawk War
An early depiction of the battlefield near present-day Sauk City, Wisconsin
Date July 21, 1832 Location Near present day Sauk City, Wisconsin Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States Menominee	Sauk/Fox
Commanders and leaders
Henry Dodge James D. Henry	Black Hawk
Strength
600–750 militia	approximately 50–80 warriors
Casualties and losses
1 killed 8 wounded	40–70 killed

The Battle of Wisconsin Heights was the penultimate engagement of the 1832 Black Hawk War, fought between the United States state militia and allies, and the Sauk and Fox tribes, led by Black Hawk. The battle took place in what is now Dane County, near present-day Sauk City, Wisconsin. Despite being vastly outnumbered and sustaining heavy casualties, Black Hawk's warriors managed to delay the combined government forces long enough to allow the majority of the Sauk and Fox civilians in the group to escape across the Wisconsin River. This reprieve was temporary; when the militia finally caught up with the fleeing band it resulted in the Bad Axe massacre at the mouth of the Bad Axe River.