Battle of Cut Knife

When

2 May 1885

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

52.75° N, 109.03° W

Description

1885 battle

1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion near Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, during the North-West Rebellion, occurred when elements 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.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “North-West Rebellion: Battle of Cut Knife – Cree and Assiniboine warriors win their largest victory over Canadian forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht am Cut Knife gelingt den Assiniboine und Cree unter den Häuptlingen Fine Day und Poundmaker ein Sieg gegen die kanadische Armee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• North-West Rebellion26 Mar 1885 · Rebellion