Back Battle of Osawatomie English Bataille d'Osawatomie French 오사와토미 전투 Korean Proelium Osawatomiae Latin
John Brown Museum in Osawatomie, Kansas is a place to learn more about the battle
The Battle of Osawatomie took place on Saturday, August 30, 1856 in the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. John Brown and about 40 men tried to defend the town against an attack by about 250–300 Border Ruffians.[1] The Missouri ruffians were led by John W. Reid.[a][1] The attack began early in the morning when Frederick Brown, son of John Brown, was shot and killed outside of the town. This alerted John Brown and others who tried to defend the town. But heavy casualties forced Brown and the other abolitionists back across the nearby river. The town was looted and burned but Brown was not pursued. This was one of many clashes between pro-slavery and free-staters[b] during the period known as Bleeding Kansas.[4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Battle of Osawatomie". Civil War on the Western Border. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "REID, John William, (1821 - 1881)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matthew E. Stanley. "Free-State Party". Civil War on the Western Border. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Battle of Osawatomie". Kansas Legends. Legends of America. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
<ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).