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Black Hawk   /blæk hɔk/   Listen
Black Hawk

noun
1.
Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838).  Synonym: Makataimeshekiakiak.





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"Black Hawk" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Revolution and the Black Hawk and Seminole wars at a later period, pale into insignificance when compared to the great outrages committed by these demons during this terrible outbreak. In less than one week 1,000 people had been killed, several million dollars' worth of property destroyed and 30,000 people ...
— Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul • Frank Moore


Words linked to "Black Hawk" :   Indian chief, Sauk, sac, Indian chieftain


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