Bleeding Kansas
1854 – 1861 · Kansas Territory
Result Antislavery settler victory
Pro-slavery and antislavery settlers fought a violent struggle over whether Kansas would allow slavery; the free-state side prevailed.
United States
Border Ruffians
Battles 3
- Sacking of Lawrence May 21, 1856 · Border ruffian victory
- Battle of Black Jack June 2, 1856 · Free-Stater victory
- Battle of Osawatomie August 30, 1856 · Pro-slavery victory