List of battles fought in Illinois

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This is an incomplete list of all military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern U.S. State of Illinois since European contact.

Illinois State of the United States of America

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes region of the United States. It has the fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states. Illinois is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. Chicagoland, Chicago's metropolitan area, encompasses over 65% of the state's population. The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes: from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway to the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and, through the 1980s, in politics.

NameDateLocationWarResultDeadBelligerents
Battle for Grand KaskaskiaSeptember 18, 1680Near Present-day Ottawa, Illinois Beaver Wars Iroquois Victory~880 [1] Flag of France.svg  France and Tamaroa vs Iroquois
Siege of Fox FortAugust-September 1730Present-day McLean County, Illinois Fox Wars French and Allied Victory~500 [2] Flag of France.svg  France and Native Allies vs Fox
Capture of Fort Gage July 5, 1778Present-day Kaskaskia, Illinois American Revolutionary War US Victory0Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg  United States vs Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Battle of St. Louis May 25, 1780Present-day Cahokia, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri Anglo-Spanish War Spanish/US Victory25+Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg  United States and Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg  Spain vs Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain and Indian Nations
Battle of Fort Dearborn August 15, 1812Present-day Chicago, Illinois War of 1812 Potawatomi Victory67Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Potawatomi
Battle of Africa Point April 18, 1813near Palestine, Illinois War of 1812 Kickapoo Victory9Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Kickapoo
Battle of Rock Island Rapids July 19, 1814 Campbell's Island, Illinois War of 1812 Native Victory18+Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo
Battle of Stillman's Run May 14, 1832Near present-day Stillman Valley, Illinois Black Hawk War Native Victory15-17Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Sauk and Fox
Buffalo Grove ambush May 19, 1832Near present-day Polo, Illinois Black Hawk War Kickapoo Victory1+Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Kickapoo
St. Vrain Massacre May 19, 1832Near present-day Pearl City, Illinois Black Hawk War Native Victory4Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Ho-Chunk or Sauk and Fox
Plum River raid May 21, 1832Near present-day Savanna, Illinois Black Hawk War 0Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Sauk or Fox
Battle of Kellogg's Grove June 16 and 25, 1832Near Kent, Illinois Black Hawk War United States Victory23+Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo
Battle of Waddams Grove June 18, 1832Near Waddams Grove, Illinois Black Hawk War United States Victory5-9Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Sauk
Battle of Apple River Fort June 24, 1832Near Elizabeth, Illinois Black Hawk War United States Victory9000+Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States vs Sauk and Fox
Illinois Mormon War June 10, 1844 - September 16, 1846 Nauvoo, Illinois Illinois Victory~10Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois and Illinois Militia vs Nauvoo Legion
Charleston riot March 28, 1864 Charleston, Illinois Civil War 9 Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg Union Army vs Copperheads
Haymarket Affair May 4, 1886 Chicago, Illinois 11 Chicago Police Department vs Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
Battle of Virden October 12, 1898 Virden, Illinois Coal Wars 11 United Mine Workers vs Thiel Detective Service Company
Herrin Massacre June 21-22, 1922 Herrin, Illinois Coal Wars 23 United Mine Workers vs Southern Illinois Coal Company

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References

  1. ↑ "INDIAN VILLAGES OF THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY" (PDF). Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. ↑ "HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY:NEW EVIDENCE OF THE 1730 MESQUAKIE (RENARD, FOX) FORT". Parkland College. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
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