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Black Hawk Surrender

When
August 27, 1832
Where
Prairie du Chien (surrender site); Fort Armstrong, Rock Island, Illinois (treaty context)
Part of
Black Hawk War begins

Black Hawk surrendered to Indian agent Joseph Street at Prairie du Chien on August 27, 1832; the war formally ended with a treaty at Fort Armstrong on September 21.

On August 27, 1832, Black Hawk and Wabokieshiek surrendered to Indian agent Joseph Street at Prairie du Chien. The war officially ended with a treaty signed at Fort Armstrong on September 21, 1832, involving General Winfield Scott. Fort Armstrong served as the institutional context for the treaty, not the surrender site.

Sources

  1. Black Hawk War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  2. Fort Armstrong (Illinois) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
  3. Battle of Bad Axe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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