HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY.


composed originally of fifty Ottawa from Mackinac, but thirteen
of these had returned to that post, leaving the thirty-seven to
proceed. There were also a band of Chippewa known as Sau-
teurs, as they had their village at Sault Ste. Marie. With them
also went a band of Menominee; and the Winnebago of Doty
Island joined them, making up "a large party." In the attack
they killed thirty Fox warriors, and murdered seventy women
or children. The loss of the enemy was three Ottawa, three
Menominee, and four Winnebago. The assaulting party car-
ried away "many prisoners, and the scalps have been divided
among the tribes." 1
Another account of this same battle reads: "A party of over
200 Indians, Ottawa, Chippewa, Menominee and Winnebago, fell
on the Foxes, surprised and destroyed twenty cabins, containing
eighty men, who were all killed or burned, except three. The
allied Indians having burned the cabins, 300 women and children
shared the same fate.
The Governor wrote to Paris of this battle, that "Our Indians
in this last affair only acted according to the solicitation I made
of them, to destroy the Foxes, and not to suffer on this earth a
demon, capable of opposing our friendly alliance."
This battle was probably fought in the month of July, 1729.
and it was the first time the Winnebago had manifested by overt
acts their desertion of the Fox alliance. They had been to
Mackinac to solicit the favor of the French; and a few weeks
after were made to suffer by the Foxes for their treachery to
their old-time friends. The Foxes had now lost the friend-
ship of all their old allies and neighbors; even the Sauk joined
the popular movement of claiming friendship for the French,
though with them it was not sincere, as they were still at heart
friends of the Foxes.

Battle of the Four Tribes, on Dendo Island, Menasha.
The Foxes now, deserted by their old-time friends, had moved
up the Fox river after the last battle; and cast about for an
opportunity to revenge themselves on those who had opposed
them. Their first care was to attack the Winnebago for the
unkind slaughter of their tribesmen during the summer. The
Winnebago expected their vengeance and fled to the protection

1. 17 Ib., 80, 81, from reports of the Governor to the French Minister.
2. 5 Ib., 104.

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