Battle of Frenchman's Butte
| Battle of Frenchman's Butte Bataille de la Butte-aux-Français (French) | |||||||
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| Part of the North-West Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cree | Canada | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Wandering Spirit | Thomas Bland Strange | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200 |
400 | ||||||
| Official name | Frenchman Butte National Historic Site of Canada | ||||||
| Designated | 1929 | ||||||
The District of Saskatchewan in 1885 (within the black diamonds) included the central section of Saskatchewan and extended into Alberta and Manitoba.
The Battle of Frenchman's Butte, fought on May 28, 1885, occurred when the Alberta Field Force attacked a force of Cree, dug in on a hillside near Frenchman's Butte. The battlefield is located in what was then the District of Saskatchewan of the North-West Territories, now the province of Saskatchewan.