Battle of Cut Knife
1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion near Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regular army units attacked a Cree and Assiniboine teepee settlement near Battleford, Saskatchewan. First Nations fighters forced the Canadian forces to retreat, with losses on both sides.
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Battle of Cut Knife | |||||||
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Part of the North-West Rebellion | |||||||
Contemporary lithograph from The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Cree Assiniboine | Canada | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Poundmaker Fine Day | William Dillon Otter | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
50[1] to 250[2] | 350 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 dead 3 wounded | |||||||
Official name | Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site of Canada | ||||||
Designated | 1923 | ||||||
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