Warrior class
Warrior and Black Prince were the Royal Navy first large iron-hulled armoured warships, combining steam, sail, a heavy broadside battery, and an armoured central section at the start of a rapid naval revolution.
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HMS Warrior
HMS Warrior was the Royal Navy first iron-hulled armoured warship. Her long life moved from Channel Fleet showpiece to reserve and support duties, then from oil jetty to major museum restoration.
Battle of Bad Axe
On a wooded bluff above the Mississippi River in what is now Wisconsin, the Black Hawk War came to a bloody end. A small band of Sauk and Meskwaki people led by Black Hawk was trying to recross the river after months of pursuit by United States regulars and militia. At Bad Axe, soldiers, volunteers, and a river steamboat opened fire on warriors, women, and children crowded along the shore and in canoes.
Fort Mims attack
On August 30th, 1813, in the pine woods of the Mississippi Territory, Red Stick Creek warriors tore into the poorly prepared post at Fort Mims.