Battle of Cut Knife
The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regular army units attacked a Cree and Assiniboine teepee settlement near Battleford, Saskatchewan. First Nations fighters forced the Canadian forces to retreat, with losses on both sides.
| Battle of Cut Knife | |||||||
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| Part of the North-West Rebellion | |||||||
Contemporary lithograph from The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Cree Assiniboine | Canada | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Poundmaker Fine Day | William Dillon Otter | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50 to 250 | 350 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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5 dead 3 wounded |
8 dead | ||||||
National Historic Site of Canada | |||||||
| Official name | Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site of Canada | ||||||
| Designated | 1923 | ||||||
The District of Saskatchewan in 1885 (within the black diamonds) included the central section of Saskatchewan and extended into Alberta and Manitoba.
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