Battle of Frenchman's Butte

Battle of Frenchman's Butte
Bataille de la Butte-aux-Français (French)
Part of the North-West Rebellion
DateMay 28, 1885
Location
53°37′38″N 109°34′33″W / 53.62722°N 109.57583°W / 53.62722; -109.57583
Frenchman's Butte, Saskatchewan
Result Cree victory
Belligerents
Cree Canada
Commanders and leaders
Wandering Spirit Thomas Bland Strange
Strength
200

400

Official nameFrenchman Butte National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1929
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 a force of Cree, dug in on a hillside near Frenchman's Butte, was unsuccessfully attacked by the Alberta Field Force. It was fought in what was then the District of Saskatchewan of the North-West Territories.[1]

  1. ^ "Canadian Plains Research Centre Mapping Division" (PDF). Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.