COMMANDER // 1773–1836
Wapasha II
1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1773 – 1836
Active service 1832 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 59.
Profile
Wabasha II, also known as Wapahasha, Wapasha, or "The Leaf," succeeded his father as head chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota tribe in the early 1800s. He led the Dakota forces fighting with the British in the War of 1812, but sided with the United States in the Black Hawk War of 1832. Chief Wabasha II signed the Treaties of Prairie du Chien in 1825 and 1830.
Battles (1)
1832
Battle of Bad AxeBlack Hawk War · United States