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District of Saskatchewan in 1885 was divided into three sub-districts and had a population of 10,595. To the east the Carrot River sub-district with 1,770 people remained quiet. The Prince Albert sub-district located in the centre of the district had a population of 5,373 which included the
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On March 30, Poundmaker asked for a meeting with the Indian agent J. M. Rae. After Rae refused to meet with him, the combined
Battleford bands took food and supplies from the abandoned stores and houses. The next day, the bands camped a few miles away bringing with them their looted provisions
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says that the Crees tried to demonstrate their "peaceful intent" by including women and children in their group, simply took food to sustain themselves after finding the town abandoned, and then withdrew to avoid conflict with the police.
685:'s writing on the subject indicated that the Cree were not murderous but more haphazard and bumbling: they " not appear to have in mind an attack upon the town" but were content with "prowling around the neighbourhood". While
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McPhillips' alphabetical and business directory of the district of
Saskatchewan, N.W.T.: Together with brief historical sketches of Prince Albert, Battleford and the other settlements in the district, 1888 (page
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McPhillips' alphabetical and business directory of the district of
Saskatchewan, N.W.T.: Together with brief historical sketches of Prince Albert, Battleford and the other settlements in the district, 1888 (p.
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McPhillips' alphabetical and business directory of the district of
Saskatchewan, N.W.T.: Together with brief historical sketches of Prince Albert, Battleford and the other settlements in the district, 1888 (p.
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On May 2, Colonel Otter's column advanced to
Poundmaker's camp and were attacked. The Loyalist forces returned back to the fort after realising they had nothing to accomplish by staying on the field of Battle.
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Battleford. On March 29, they killed their farm instructor John Payne and raided homesteads, on the way killing a farmer by the name of Fremont.
602:'s column on April 24, the occupants of the Fort watched as the Old Town, about a mile away, was plundered. Stolen vehicles and horses carried away the supplies of the
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characterized the Cree group as a "war party ... ready to take revenge for a winter of incalculable suffering" who "swooped on
Battleford, killing six whites".
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527:. On the south side of the Battle River was the Old Town and on the north side nearest the North Saskatchewan River was the New Town and Fort Battleford.
1015:"Numbered key, drawn in pen and ink, to accompany the painting "The Surrender of Poundmaker to Major General Middleton at Battleford, on May 26th, 1885""
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during the
Rebellion. To the west where the Cree uprising led by Poundmaker and Big Bear occurred was the Battleford sub-district with 3,603 people.
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at Fort
Battleford on May 26. It is estimated that 3 loyalists and around 7+ natives were killed in action as a result of the Siege of Battleford.
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which was under the command of Colonel Morris and 25 police. Over the next several days 500 civilians would take refuge within the
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The New Town was protected by its proximity to the Fort and its cannon, but the Old Town was not. Every day until the arrival of
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with about 800 people followed by Battleford with about 500 people "divided about equally between French, Métis and English".
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sympathetic to the Métis cause and with grievances of their own began raiding stores and farms in the western part of the
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in 1885 (within the black diamonds) included the central section of Saskatchewan and extended into Alberta and Manitoba.
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On May 14, at Eagle Hills a Battleford band captured a wagon train carrying supplies for Colonel Otter's column.
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for arms, ammunition and food supplies while civilians fled to the larger settlements and forts of the
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North Battleford Panorama from King Hill showing the Yellowhead Highway leading to Battleford.
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The nature of the Cree advance on Battleford, like the entire 1885 Rebellion, is a source of
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including Poundmaker's were on their way to Battleford settlers began moving into the nearby
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about 50 km (31 miles) west of Fort Battleford. Big Bear and his band had settled near
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and were unhappy in the way it was implemented by the Canadian government. The loss of the
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The history of the North-West Rebellion of 1885 (Otter's March to Battleford) p.109
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The history of the North-West Rebellion of 1885 (Map of Battleford 1885) p.106
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including cattle and horses then eventually returned to Poundmaker's reserve.
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and the other merchants. All the public buildings were sacked, including the
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but had not yet selected a reserve site. Both bands were signatories of
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with about 1,300. The Southbranch settlements was the centre of
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Poundmaker surrenders to Middleton in Battleford May 26, 1885
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were raided their horses and cattle rounded up by the bands.
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Tobias, John L., "Canada's Subjugation of the Plains Cree",
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Also on the trail to join Poundmaker in Battleford were the
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The largest settlement and the capital of the district was
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and the surrender of Louis Riel to Middleton on May 15
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kept the bands in a continual state of near-starvation.
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was founded later in 1905 when the construction of the
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663:Chronology of Events (The Northwest Resistance)
452:Prominent leaders of this uprising were Chief
869:, Prince Albert, NWT: Henry Thomas McPhillips
845:, Prince Albert, NWT: Henry Thomas McPhillips
788:, Prince Albert, NWT: Henry Thomas McPhillips
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641:After the defeat of the Métis force at the
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949:Laurie, Patrick Gammie (April 23, 1885).
731:, Toronto: Ryerson Press (published 1926)
472:about 55 km (34 miles) northwest of
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614:. Just half a dozen were left standing.
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1036:. Don Mills, ON: Academic Press 1967.
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40:Fort Battleford National Historic Site
1094:First Nations history in Saskatchewan
728:The war trail of Big Bear (pp. 43–46)
108:
916:. Canadian Plains Research Center,
812:. Canadian Plains Research Center,
755:. Canadian Plains Research Center,
13:
725:William Bleasdell Cameron (1888),
564:On March 28, as news that several
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93:Battleford, North-West Territories
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988:Mulvaney, Charles Pelham (1885),
886:Mulvaney, Charles Pelham (1885),
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1069:Military history of Saskatchewan
1050:, LXIV (December 1983): 519–548.
1034:The Opening of the Canadian West
862:Henry Thomas McPhillips (1888),
838:Henry Thomas McPhillips (1888),
781:Henry Thomas McPhillips (1888),
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669:Historiographical interpretation
589:Assiniboine from the Eagle Hills
460:. Poundmaker and his band had a
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969:"Government House, Battleford"
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806:"FRENCH AND MÉTIS SETTLEMENTS"
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519:Battleford is located on the
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1041:Louis Riel: Patriot or Rebel
914:Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
810:Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
753:Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
649:(Poundmaker) surrendered to
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608:Battleford Industrial School
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536:Canadian Northern Railway
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1084:Looting in North America
1043:. CHA Booklet #2, 1964.
951:"Battleford Beleaguered"
525:North Saskatchewan River
443:District of Saskatchewan
403:District of Saskatchewan
1039:Stanley, George F. G.,
677:controversy. Historian
499:Southbranch settlements
920:. 2006. Archived from
816:. 2006. Archived from
759:. 2006. Archived from
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560:Map of Battleford 1885
507:Provisional Government
447:North-West Territories
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612:Judge Charles Rouleau
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412:Looting of Battleford
21:Looting of Battleford
1064:North-West Rebellion
918:University of Regina
814:University of Regina
757:University of Regina
683:George F. G. Stanley
604:Hudson's Bay Company
416:North-West Rebellion
398:class=notpageimage|
156:Battleford (Looting)
138:North-West Rebellion
28:North-West Rebellion
955:Saskatchewan Herald
658:Map of Battle Sites
552:Siege of Battleford
546:Siege of Battleford
431:Battle of Duck Lake
425:Within days of the
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910:"North Battleford"
647:Pitikwahanapiwiyin
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161:Battleford (Siege)
79:52.738°N 108.315°W
1099:March 1885 events
675:historiographical
651:General Middleton
643:Battle of Batoche
464:near present-day
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1058:Categories
1020:2015-05-11
998:2014-04-10
974:2013-12-07
928:2013-12-08
896:2014-04-10
873:2014-04-10
849:2014-04-10
824:2013-09-17
792:2014-04-10
767:2013-12-08
749:"Treaty 6"
735:2014-04-10
712:References
582:homesteads
550:See also:
503:Louis Riel
456:and Chief
454:Poundmaker
439:Cree bands
420:Battleford
289:Fish Creek
241:Battleford
176:Fish Creek
67:52°44′17″N
618:Aftermath
578:palisades
523:near the
492:Geography
474:Fort Pitt
470:Frog Lake
466:Cut Knife
353:Loon Lake
305:Cut Knife
273:Fort Pitt
257:Frog Lake
225:Duck Lake
196:Loon Lake
181:Cut Knife
171:Fort Pitt
166:Frog Lake
151:Duck Lake
540:Edmonton
478:Treaty 6
458:Big Bear
57:Location
482:buffalo
462:reserve
321:Batoche
186:Batoche
572:post,
427:Métis
337:Butte
1089:Cree
435:1885
410:The
401:The
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