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The Bad Axe Massacre was a massacre of Sauk (Sac) and Meskwaki (Fox) Native Americans by United States Army regulars and militia that occurred on August 1–2, 1832. This final scene of the Black Hawk War took place near present-day Victory, Wisconsin, in the United States.
In 1837, Gates began to develop and publicize his religious philosophy by publishing and selling the broadside "Battle-Axe and Weapons of War". [4] It opens with a quotation from the Book of Jeremiah (51:20): "Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war; for thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms." He wrote ...
Battleaxe, battle axe, or battle ax may also refer to: Axes. Labrys, a double-edged axe; Francisca, a throwing axe used as a weapon; Military.
Black Hawk War: Native Victory 1+ United States vs Kickapoo: St. Vrain Massacre: May 19, 1832 Near present-day Pearl City, Illinois: Black Hawk War: Native Victory 4 United States vs Ho-Chunk or Sauk and Fox: Plum River raid: May 21, 1832 Near present-day Savanna, Illinois: Black Hawk War: 0 United States vs Sauk or Fox: Battle of Kellogg's ...
The Battle of Wisconsin Heights was the penultimate engagement of the 1832 Black Hawk War, fought between the United States state militia and allies, and the Sauk and Fox tribes, led by Black Hawk. The battle took place in what is now Dane County , near present-day Sauk City, Wisconsin .
The battle axe of ancient India was known as a parashu (or farasa in some dialects). Made from iron, bamboo, wood, or wootz steel, it usually measures 90–150 cm (3.0–4.9 ft) though some are as long as 210 cm (7 ft). A typical parashu could have a single edge or double edge, with a hole for fixing a shaft.
In June 1886, Louis Prang published a series of prints under the title Prang's War Pictures. [8] (They may well have been available for purchase individually some months earlier. [8]) Shortly thereafter Kurz and Allison reissued their print of the Battle of Gettysburg and designed and issued additional prints in the same format (28 by 22 inches ...
Nautilus is a black-and-white photograph taken by Edward Weston in 1927 of a single nautilus shell standing on its end against a dark background. It has been called "one of the most famous photographs ever made" and "a benchmark of modernism in the history of photography."