"Indian Warfare" in Minnesota: The Battle of Kaposia

Despite the efforts of white officials, traditional warfare between Dakota and Ojibwe peoples continued for years after the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien. One battle that has received particular attention by historians took place in 1842 and has been called The Battle of Kaposia. Find the blog post here: https://www.colinmustful.com/indian-warfare-in-minnesota/

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Sources:

Charles J. Kappler, ed., Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, Vol. 2 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904).

Irving H. Hart, “The Story of Beengwa, Daughter of a Chippewa Warrior,” in Minnesota History, 9:322 (December, 1928), http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/9/v09i04p319-330.pdf.

Rev. S.W. Pond, “Indian Warfare in Minnesota,” in Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, Vol. 3, (St. Paul: Published by the Society, 1880), p. 129-138.
Image Sources:
Lehman & Duval Lithrs, and James Otto Lewis. View of the great treaty held at Prarie sic du Chien, September/ painted on the spot by J.O. Lewis ; Lehman & Duval Lithrs. , 1835. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001696068/.

Photo of William Whipple Warren from Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_W_Warren.jpg

Map of Prairie du Chien boundaries from Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1825_Prairie_du_Chien_Line.jpg

Photograph of Samuel W. Pond from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10766426

View of Fort Snelling from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=11539559

Photograph of Little Crow from Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_Crow,_Leader_of_the_Sioux_in_the_Minnesota_Massacre,_1863.png

Photograph of Hole-in-the-Day from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10681264

Photograph of Augenosh from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10681083

Painting of Little Crow’s Village on the Mississippi from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10331732

Painting of Indian Battle Scene from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10457248

Drawing of Scalp Offering at Spirit Lake from MNHS Collections - http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10787584

Photograph of Battle Creek Regional Park sign from The Grumdahl Group - https://grumdahlgroup.com/twin-cities-communities/st-paul-mn-battle-creek-highwood/

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