Battle of Fort Pitt

Battle of Fort Pitt
Part of the North-West Rebellion
This contemporary illustration from The Illustrated London News depicts the Cree attack of April 15
Date April 15, 1885 Location Frenchman Butte No. 501, near Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan Result Cree victory
Belligerents
Cree	Canada
Commanders and leaders
Big Bear	Francis Dickens
Strength
200-250[1][2]	22 militia[2]
Casualties and losses
0-4 dead[1][2]	1 dead[1] 1 wounded[1]

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 Fort Pitt (in Saskatchewan) was part of a Cree uprising coinciding with the Métis North-West Rebellion in 1885. Cree fighters began a series of attacks on Canadian settlements on April 2. On April 15, they captured Fort Pitt from a detachment of North-West Mounted Police.