The Battle of Osawatomie was an armed engagement that occurred on August 30, 1856, when 250–400 pro-slavery Border ruffians, led by John W. Reid, attacked...
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Osawatomie may refer to: Osawatomie, Kansas Osawatomie High School Battle of Osawatomie, engagement in Bleeding Kansas struggle Osawatomie Brown, an 1859...
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Osawatomie is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States, 61 miles (98 km) southwest of Kansas City. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city...
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John Brown (abolitionist) (category People from Osawatomie, Kansas)
sacking of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces. Brown then commanded anti-slavery forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie. In October...
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Border ruffian (category Irregular forces of the American Civil War)
In revenge, a band of border ruffians, led by John W. Reid, sacked the village of Osawatomie, Kansas after the Battle of Osawatomie. T. W. Higginson, a...
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The Battle of Alamance, which took place on May 16, 1771, was the final confrontation of the Regulator Movement, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina...
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Bleeding Kansas (category Political history of the United States)
Kansas. That month, Brown and several of his followers engaged 400 proslavery soldiers in the Battle of Osawatomie. The hostilities raged for another two...
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John Hancock (category Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
avoid battle, arguing that he was more valuable as a political leader than as a soldier. As Hancock and Adams made their escape, the first shots of the...
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in much of the violence known as Bleeding Kansas, including the Battle of Osawatomie and the Pottawatomie massacre. Although John Brown, who was famous...
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Regulator Movement in North Carolina (redirect from Regulators of North Carolina)
was James Hunter. He refused to take command of the Regulators after Husband's departure before the Battle of Alamance. Captain Benjamin Merrill had about...
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Boston Massacre (category 1770 in the Province of Massachusetts Bay)
in the year. In the days and weeks following the incident, a propaganda battle was waged between Patriots and Loyalists in Boston. Both sides published...
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The Pine Tree Riot was an act of resistance to British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire, on April 14, 1772, placing...
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Brown Cabin, is located in Osawatomie, Kansas. The site is operated by the Kansas Historical Society, and includes the log cabin of Reverend Samuel Adair and...
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Fort Tularosa Battle of Fort Walker Battle of Negro Fort Battle of Osawatomie Battle of the Saline River Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco Beah: A Black...
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the command of John Brown Jr. set out, and the Osawatomie company joined them. On the morning of May 22, 1856, they heard of the sack of Lawrence and...
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Retrieved 2009-10-28. "The Battle of Coon Creek". Kansas State Library. Retrieved 2009-10-24.[permanent dead link] "The Battle of Coon Creek". Santa Fe Trail...
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River Wars 1855 Battle of Hungry Hill 1854–1858 Bleeding Kansas 1856 Battle of Black Jack 1856 Battle of Fort Titus 1856 Battle of Osawatomie 1855–1858 Third...
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To further complicate matters, Dow and the city alderman began a vocal battle over the shipment because they had not authorized the expenditure. Portland’s...
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Bacon's Rebellion (redirect from Siege of Piscataway)
refused Bacon's request to drive Native American Indians out of Virginia. Thousands of Virginians from all classes (including those in indentured servitude)...
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Whiskey Rebellion (redirect from Whiskey Rebellion of 1794)
remained with the army as civilian adviser. Daniel Morgan, the victor of the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolution, was called up to lead a force...
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Fries's Rebellion (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Dictionary of American Biography)
among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800. It was the third of three tax-related rebellions in the 18th century United States, the earlier...
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In the early decades of the 19th century, there were significant increases in the city's black population, as large numbers of freed and fugitive slaves...
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broken up into several smaller islands by the storm. August 30 – Battle of Osawatomie: Proslavery forces defeat antislavery forces in Bleeding Kansas....
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The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when antislavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry...
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War due to food shortages throughout the Confederate States of America 1863 – Battle of Fort Fizzle, June, also known as the Holmes County Draft Riots...
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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (category United States military killing of American civilians)
Associates. Recollections of the Battle of Black Jack—Bloody Scenes of Early Days in Kansas—Old Osawatomie's Last Visit—The Preliminaries to Harper's...
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Gaspee affair (redirect from Burning of the Gaspee)
colonial Whigs from a lull of inactivity in 1772, thus inaugurating a series of conflicts that culminated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord.[citation...
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Anti-Rent War (category Political history of New York (state))
in the passage of laws that made feudal tenures illegal and outlawed leases greater than 12 years. The incident began with the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer...
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of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania to stop it, ultimately resulted in Congress of the Confederation vacating Philadelphia and the creation of a...
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1770 - Boston Massacre, Boston, Massachusetts 1771 - Battle of Alamance, Last battle of War of the Regulation, May 1771, Alamance, North Carolina 1772...
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