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1311:Engagements
1024:Henry Dodge
1019:John Dement
945:U.S. people
803:Checokalako
254:Mississippi
1477:1832 ships
1456:Categories
1252:Fort Union
1175:Plum River
1155:Fort Beggs
966:Hugh Brady
887:Potawatomi
818:Towaunonne
798:Black Hawk
562:0486288447
526:0252723252
510:Black Hawk
454:Advertiser
354:white flag
295:Enterprise
258:Black Hawk
232:Background
209:Pittsburgh
134:Complement
93:In service
1211:Wisconsin
905:Waubonsie
869:Menominee
410:Minnesota
320:major at
290:Chieftain
221:St. Louis
194:steamboat
188:Launching
158:steamboat
105:St. Louis
77:Laid down
1180:Saukenuk
1130:Illinois
919:Meskwaki
900:Shabbona
851:Ho-Chunk
813:Pamisseu
438:Warrior'
376:carried
292:and the
250:Illinois
142:Armament
101:Homeport
85:Launched
1440:Warrior
1292:Victory
1277:Roxbury
991:Militia
932:Wapello
877:Oshkosh
841:Wapasha
808:Neapope
458:Warrior
446:Warrior
431:Warrior
427:Warrior
400:on the
398:Warrior
374:Warrior
369:Warrior
358:Warrior
331:Wabasha
314:Warrior
286:Warrior
282:Warrior
197:Warrior
174:Warrior
166:Warrior
153:Warrior
67:Builder
50:History
42:Warrior
1262:Helena
1160:Galena
1123:Places
1073:Others
927:Keokuk
833:Dakota
560:
524:
450:Galena
335:cannon
116:Length
464:Notes
326:Sioux
217:barge
953:Army
917:and
915:Sauk
558:ISBN
522:ISBN
341:and
339:Sauk
280:The
267:Iowa
244:and
242:Sauk
192:The
88:1832
80:1832
730:, (
710:, (
582:, (
552:, (
516:, (
343:Fox
246:Fox
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