Pushed out of their traditional homes by advancing settlers, a group of Sac and Fox Indians led by the warrior Black Hawk attempted to reclaim their territory through a peaceful protest. But it exploded into chaos, terror and tragedy thanks to a drunken unit of the Illinois militia.

After a major defeat by Native Americans that left the Ohio frontier vulnerable to repossession by the British, President Washington calls "Mad" Anthony Wayne from retirement to fight a formidable alliance of Ohio Territory tribes and British advisors. In 1794, Wayne prepares for battle. His wild card? A "white Indian" named William Wells.

It's American versus American in the mountains of the Carolinas in the most decisive southern battle of the Revolutionary War. Leading Tory riflemen for the Crown is Scottish-born Colonel Patrick Ferguson. Opposing him is American Colonel Isaac Shelby and his sharpshooting militia mountain men.