Battle of Cut Knife

Battle of Cut Knife
Part of the North-West Rebellion
Contemporary lithograph from The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News.
Date May 2, 1885 Location Near Battleford, Saskatchewan District, NWT, Canada Result Cree–Assiniboine victory
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	8 dead[3] 14 wounded[3]
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1923

Duck Lake

Battleford

Frog Lake

Fort Pitt

Fish Creek

Cut Knife

Batoche

Butte

Loon Lake

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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 Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a flying column of North-West Mounted Police, Canadian militia, and Canadian regulars attacked a Cree and Assiniboine teepee settlement near Battleford in the North-West Territories' District of Saskatchewan. First Nations fighters forced the Canadian forces to retreat, with losses on both sides.