Checokalako was a Sauk chief aligned with Black Hawk's

British Band The British Band was a mixed-nation group of Native Americans commanded by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, which fought against Illinois and Michigan Territory militias during the 1832 Black Hawk War. The band was composed of about 1,500 men, wome ...

during the 1832 Black Hawk War.

British Band

Checokalako was a Sauk and one of seven civil chiefs aligned with Black Hawk's British Band during the

Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans led by Black Hawk (Sauk leader), Black Hawk, a Sauk people, Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of ...

in 1832.Jung, Patrick J. ''The Black Hawk War of 1832'',
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, University of Oklahoma Press, 2008, p. 74, ().

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