Definition of Black hawk

1. Noun. Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838).

Exact synonyms: Makataimeshekiakiak
Generic synonyms: Sac, Sauk, Indian Chief, Indian Chieftain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Hawk

Black Book
Black Buddhist
Black Buddhists
Black Cat
Black Country
Black Death
Black English
Black English Vernacular
Black Forest
Black Forest gâteau
Black Forest gâteaus
Black Forest gâteaux
Black Friday
Black Fridays
Black Hand
Black Hawk
Black Hills
Black Hole of Calcutta
Black Isle
Black Jack Pershing
Black Law
Black Laws
Black Legend
Black Maria
Black Marias
Black Monk
Black Muslim
Black Muslims
Black Panther
Black Panthers

Literary usage of Black hawk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The World's Famous Orations. by Francis Whiting Halsey, William Jennings Bryan (1906)
"VII black hawk TO GENERAL STREET1 (1832) Born in 1767, died in 1838; succeeded his father as Chief of the Sac Indians in 1788; acted against the Americans ..."

2. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"Henry informed as to the position of black hawk—Council of war—Agreement to violate orders and ... Atkinson—Discovery of the retreat of black hawk to the ..."

3. The History of Illinois, from Its First Discovery and Settlement to the by Henry Brown (1844)
"Causes of Indian hostilities in general—Philip's letter to the Governor of Massachusetts —black hawk bom on Rock river, in Illinois, ..."

4. Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles by Nelson Appleton Miles, Marion Perry Maus (1896)
"black hawk was seated in front of his tent with his party. He was leaning on his cane and looking down at the ground in gloomy meditation. ..."

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