What the records say
- When
- 28 May 1885
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.63° N, 109.58° W
- Description
- 1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion
Battle of Frenchman's Butte
1885 battle of the North-West Rebellion
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.
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