Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21

THE UNITED STATES
125 YEARS OF WAR.
Only Brief Time Of Peace Has Prevailed Since the Declaration
independence Signed-An Official Calendar of All
tary Events the History of the Government.


two hands, says a Washington writer
in the New York sun. Nine out of ter
individuals would unhesitatingiy enum
crate the revolutionary war. the wal
of 1912. the Mexican war. the great
rebellion, the Spanish war. and the
Philippine war as the sum total of oul
military difficulties. But even aside
from our Indian wars. of which We
have had number of great dimen
s. ons. there have been several Other
important foreign collisions whict
threatened serious results. notably tnt
maritime war with France, the wal
with the Tfipolitan pirates, and the in
vasion of Spanish Florida.
In the War Department there was
recently prepared with great care az
official calendar of all the milifar.
events. great and small. in our history
The data are of historical value TO tbs
general reader. and are as follows:
1175-l7S3-War Of the Revolution
April 10. IT'S. to April IL. lIS3.
17S2-1TS7-W Wyoming Valley disturb
anees, Pennsylvania.
11S6-1IS7-Shays' rebellion. Masss>hu
sets. Shays did not foment the difeon
tent, but was chosen leader. With N.0ot
men he attempted to capture the SFeing
field arsenal. but was fired upon b. the
militia under Gov. Shepherd; THREE IN
surgents were killed and one woGaded
The rest fed. Gen. lincoln. with l.50t
men, captured and dispersed the sebels
Csl A t.,. tn ttsaar f
\. Y. where he died in 1873.
1901 795-War with the Ncrthwes'
Indians-Mingoes, Mianis. Wys ndottes
Delawares. Pottawatomies, Stawnees
Chippewas and 0ttawas-Ss 'tember
1890. to August. 1875. included are
Harma,'s and st. Glars bloody defeats
aid Waync's victory at Fallen Tim
bers, which con PEELED peace.
1T9l-1794-Whisky Instruction il
Pennsylvania.
1893 1s0O-War with France. July 8
1893. to Sept. 50. 1900. There were sew
eral desperate maritime combats. witt
varying fortune, but no land lighting
France being too busy on the European
theater to make an invasion. and we be
ing too weak. George Washington was
made lieutenant general and commander
in-chief for this war, and our regular ar
my was raised fir. m 1900 to 1000 meu
to upward of $1,000.
1901 lS05-War with Tripoli, June H.
1901, to June 4. 1905. Our military and
naval forces brought the North African
Arab pirates l. terms, something that
several European powers had been un
able to do. Commodore Edward Preble
II. A
Young Stephen Decatur distinguished
himself in this war. Preble made sew.
eral attacks upon the town Gf Tripod
and the shipping in the harbor destroy
ing several of the Tripoltan gunboats
and capturing Others. Commander 5.
Barron relieved Prebie Sept. 10. 1904
Barron was subsequently relieved by
Captain John Rocr.rs. Preble did the
most effective week.
1S05-Burr's ;nsurrect:on.
1sO6--Sabine expedition, Louisiana.
1S07-Navai affair in Chesapeake bay
July 8 to Aug. 5, 1907.
1S11-1Sl3-War with the Northwest
Indians, November. 1911. to October
1913. Gen. Harrison defeated the Con
federate tribes at Tippecanoe. Tecum'
sch was killed at the battle of the
Thames in Canada. in 1913.
1912 1S15-War with Great Britain,
June Is. 1912. to Feb. II, 1876.
1S12-Semnole war in Georgia and
Florida. Aug. Is to October. 1872. Span
ish Florida invaded by Georgia militia
under Gen. Newman, and the Seminoes,
under King Payne, defeated These dis
turhances nev>. ceased until Florida was
ceded by Spain to the United States. In
fact, one band of the Seminoles were
never conquered and reside in Florida
to this day.
1S13-Peoria Indian war in Illinois,
Sept. 80 to Oct. u, 1913.
1S13-1Sl4-Creek Indian war in Ala
bama. 1t was in this war that Gen.
Andrew jackson first attracted attention
as a commander. He defeated the Creeks
in bloody engagement at Talladega.
Nov. o, 1913. at Emuckfau Jan ~. 1914.
at Enotochopco, Jan. "A, and finally at
the Horseshoe Bend of the Talapoosa
river, March 81. 1914, which humbled
the Greek pride comp tely. AT this bat
tie $50 Greeks were killed or drowned,
and POI whites were killed or wounded.
In this war the brave Creeks lost 1000
warriors. But ten years afterward the
tribe stu numbered 1900.
1Sf7-1S1S-Seminole war in Georgia
and Florida. Nov 20, 1917. to Oct. 81,
1918. 1t was during this war thar Jack
son took possession of the Spanish terri
tory. He seized st. Marks and Pensa
cola, Fla. hanged two EngIishmcn. AR
buiLnot aud Ambrister, for melting the
Indians to hostilities, and brought the
Indians to terms.
Campaign against hi ckfeet and
Ariokaree Indians. upper Missouri river.
1927 Winncbago expedition tho fight
ingl. June September, 1927, also call
ed LaFevr,. Indian war.
1S3l-Sac and Fox troubles in Wis
consin and Illinois.
1S32-Black Hawk war. April 20 to
Sept. u, 1882, in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Black Hawk escaped from Gen. Akin
son. but surrendered at Prairie du Chen,
Aug. q, 1882. He was taken TO Wash,
ington to see the Great Father" and
ever afterward lived at peace with the
whites. He was but chief of secorl
airy vand. He settled upon the ID ~
Moines river. in Iowa where he died III
1893.
Is34-Pawnee expedition June to Sep
tember. 1884, in the Indian Territory.
1857 S}tj-The Toledo war. or Ohio
aud Michigan boundary dispute.
1885, 1SI2-Seminole war in Florida,
Nov. I. 1895. TO Aug. IA, 1872.
1896 1S31-CFeek disturbances in Ala
hama. May 8, 1886. TO Sept. 30, lS}7.
1896 1S}T-Sabine Disturbances. South
western frontier. April. 1856. to June.
1897 No lighting
1851 S:;9-Cherakee disturbances and
removal To the Indian Territory.
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