Siege of Little Butte des Morts

Siege of Little Butte des Morts
Part of the Fox Wars
Date1716
Location
Little Lake Butte des Morts Wisconsin
Result New France Pyrrhic victory
Belligerents
Mesquakie
New France
Commanders and leaders
Mesquakie Sieur Louvingny
Strength
500-600 warriors? 800 with native American allies
Casualties and losses
? ?

The siege of Little Butte des Morts was a battle fought during the Fox Wars, in Wisconsin, and Michigan. The battle was fought at Little Lake Butte des Morts, in what is now Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in 1716. At the time, the Fox had a massive stronghold at Butte Des Mortes,[1][2] with possibly thousands of inhabitants. New France, knowing that Butte Des Morts was an important stronghold during the Fox Wars, laid siege to the fort. The French brought two pieces of cannon and a grenade mortar. The siege lasted three days, much longer than the French had anticipated. Butte des Morts was attacked by New France again in 1730, led by Paul Marin de la Malgue.[3][4]

There has recently been some doubt about the veracity of the 1730 attack, leading to the removal of the Butte des Morts historic marker in March 2017.[5][6]

  1. ^ Butte des Morts
  2. ^ Butte des Morts (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
  3. ^ Fox Wars (ca. 1710-1740)
  4. ^ Marin, Paul, 1692-1753
  5. ^ "Butte des Morts". Wisconsin Historical Markers.
  6. ^ Jeffery A. Behm. "Correcting the Record: Removing the Fritse Park Historic Marker". Oshkosh Public Library.