Battle of Rock Island Rapids

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Battle of Rock Island Rapids
Part of the War of 1812
Date July 19, 1814 Location Campbell Island, Illinois Result Western Nations Victory
Belligerents
British allied Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo	United States
Commanders and leaders
Chief Black Hawk	Major John Campbell (WIA) Lieutenant Stephen Rector Lieutenant Jonathan Riggs Federick Yezier
Strength
400	33 regulars of the 1st Infantry regiment 65 Illinois rangers
Casualties and losses
More than 2 killed	14 killed 2 civilians killed 21 wounded Total: 37

The Battle of Rock Island Rapids, also called the Battle of Campbell Island, was an American defeat during the War of 1812 at the hands of the British allied Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo. In July 1814, a military expedition was mounted to supply the U.S. garrison at Prairie du Chien after calls for help. The U.S. expedition was ambushed on July 19.^[1] In the aftermath another expedition was sent to re-capture Prairie after it fell to the British. This expedition was also ambushed in the Battle of Credit Island and forced to retreat southwards.^[2]