Historedia
Person

General Winfield Scott

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1814–1832

Every event in Historedia whose sources name General Winfield Scott, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Cook's Mills

    1814

    Role: American commander, Capture of Fort Erie (July 1814)

    1. October 1814 · Cook's MillsSkirmish at Cook's Mills

      American forces out-maneuvered the British column in a battle lasting less than an hour, destroying grain in the mill.

  2. Black Hawk War begins

    1832

    Role: U.S. Army General

    1. April 1832 · IllinoisBritish Band Crossing

      Black Hawk's British Band crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois in April 1832, encouraged by promises of British alliance.

    2. May 14, 1832 · IllinoisMilitia Mobilization

      U.S. officials mobilized frontier militia and opened fire on a Native American delegation in May 1832.

    3. August 1–2, 1832 · Bad Axe RiverBad Axe Massacre

      U.S. Army regulars and militia massacred Sauk and Meskwaki people at Bad Axe in August 1832.

    4. August 27, 1832 · Prairie du Chien (surrender site); Fort Armstrong, Rock Island, Illinois (treaty context)Black Hawk Surrender

      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.

Sources

  1. Niagara campaign Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Fort Armstrong (Illinois) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20