Sinsinawa Mound raid

Sinsinawa Mound raid
Part of the Black Hawk War
DateJune 29, 1832
Location
Sinsinawa Mound settlement (present day Grant County, Wisconsin)
Result British Band victory
Belligerents
 United States Sauk and Fox of Black Hawk's "British Band"
Commanders and leaders
James W. Stephenson
Strength
3 unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed 0

The Sinsinawa Mound raid occurred on June 29, 1832, near the Sinsinawa mining settlement in Michigan Territory (present-day Grant County, Wisconsin in the United States). This incident, part of the Black Hawk War, resulted in the deaths of two men; a third man survived by seeking cover in a nearby blockhouse. In the aftermath of the raid, Captain James W. Stephenson set out to pursue the attackers—a straggling band of Sauk Native Americans—but lost their trail at the Mississippi River. The attack occurred in the same week as other skirmishes and raids, and as a result helped contribute to the growing fear in the region. The raid caused the residents of nearby Platteville to consider fleeing their settlement.