The Battle of Fort Dearborn (Illinois): Chief Blackbird, commanding the Potawatomi nation, overruns Fort Dearborn (on the Chicago River) commanded by Captain Nathan Heald, of the Army of the united States.
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 70.
Battle of Fort Dearborn – Wikipedia
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