The 143 Americans encountered friendly Indians at first, but as they moved into the Rock Island Rapids, they were attacked. Sixteen Americans were killed (one woman and one child among them) and twenty-four, including Lt. Campbell were wounded.
Black Hawk claimed that he had two killed.
Afterwards, the Sauk Indians controlled the Quad-Cities area for almost twenty years.
The island was named in honor of Lt. Campbell and the monument to the action was dedicated July 20, 1908 with a huge crowd, speeches, music and a reenactment.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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