The war of 1812 in Wisconsin : the battle for Prairie du Chien / Mary Elise Antoine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antoine, Mary Elise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prairie du Chien (Wis.)--History.

Prairie du Chien (Wis.).

Wisconsin--History--War of 1812.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2016.

Summary:

In The War of 1812 in Wisconsin , author Mary Elise Antoine brings a little-known corner of Wisconsin's history to life.Prairie du Chien, located just above mouth of the Wisconsin River, was the key to trade on the upper Mississippi.

Contents:

La Baye and Prairie du Chien: French origins and settlement, 1634-1800

British trade in United States territory, 1783-1802

Zebulon Pike explores the Upper Mississippi River, 1803-1806

United States Indian agents at Prairie du Chien, 1807-1811

Tecumseh's Rebellion and the Declaration of War, 1811-1812

Robert Dickson and "His Majesty's Faithful Indian Allies," 1812-1813

Dickson unites the tribes, 1813-1814

William Clark's expedition to Prairie du Chien, March-June 1814

The Battle for Prairie du Chien, July 1814

American attempts at relief and British successes, July-September 1814

Tensions at Fort McKay, September 1814-January 1815

News of peace, January-April 1815

Peace and its aftermath, April-August 1815.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87020-739-3

OCLC:

936084838