A leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in the United States. His leadership status came from leading war parties as a young man. During the War of 1812, Black Hawk fought on the side of the British. In the 1832 Black Hawk War, he led a band of Sauk and Fox warriors against European-American settlers in Illinois and present-day Wisconsin. After the war he was captured and taken to the eastern United States where he and other Indian leaders toured several cities.
