Battle of Black Jack facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Black Jack
Part of Bleeding Kansas
A sign showing the surrender point of Henry Pate on the Black Jack Battle site.
Date June 2, 1856 (1856-06-02) Location Palmyra Township, Douglas County, Kansas, near Baldwin City, Kansas Result Free-Stater victory
Belligerents
Free-State Abolitionists	Slave State
Commanders and leaders
John Brown	Henry C. Pate
Strength
30	~30
Casualties and losses
unknown	23 prisoners

Black Jack Battlefield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location in Kansas Show map of Kansas Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	near Baldwin City, Kansas
Area	59 acres (24 ha)
NRHP reference No.	04000365 (original) 04001373 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 28, 2004
Boundary increase	June 6, 2005
Designated NHL	October 16, 2012

The Battle of Black Jack happened on June 2, 1856, when anti-slavery people, led by abolitionist John Brown, attacked the camp of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas. The battle is one event of "Bleeding Kansas," and it was part of the lead up to the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865.

In 2012 the National Park Service designated the battlefield a National Historic Landmark.

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