Buffalo Grove ambush
The Buffalo Grove ambush was an ambush that occurred on May 19, 1832 as part of the Black Hawk War. A six-man detail carrying dispatches from United States Colonel James M.
- Memorial
- …is inscribed with “Early in the Black Hawk War Indians concealed near this spot in Buffalo Grove, May 19, 1832, killed William Durley, a member of a six man detail carrying dispatches from Colonel James M. Strode at Galena to General Henry Atkinson at Dixon’s Ferry. Durley‘”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buffalo Grove and Polo.
Haldane
Haldane is an unincorporated community in Ogle County…
5 miles north of Buffalo Grove ambush
Buffalo Grove ambush
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Latitude
41.99098° or 41° 59′ 28″ north
Longitude
-89.60276° or 89° 36′ 10″ west
Open location code
86HGX9RW+9V
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historic = memorial
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In Other Languages
“Buffalo Grove ambush” goes by many names.
巴夫羅果園突襲Chinese
巴夫羅葛洛夫突襲Chinese
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