Battle of Fish Creek

Battle of Fish Creek; Bataille de la Coulée des Tourond (French)
	Part of the North-West Rebellion
	; Contemporary lithograph of the Battle of Fish Creek
Date	24 April 1885
Location	52°32′22.97″N 106°9′21.47″W; Fish Creek, Saskatchewan
Result	Metis victory; government advance temporarily halted.
Belligerents
Metis, Cree, Teton Sioux rebels	Canada
Commanders and leaders
Gabriel Dumont	Frederick Middleton
Strength
280	900
Casualties and losses
11 Métis & Dakota dead; 18 wounded	11 dead; 40 wounded
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish Creek National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1923

The Battle of Fish Creek (also known as the Battle of Tourond's Coulée), fought April 24, 1885 at Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, was a major Métis victory over the Canadian forces attempting to quell Louis Riel's North-West Rebellion. Although the reversal was not decisive enough to alter the ultimate outcome of the conflict, it was convincing enough to persuade Major General Frederick Middleton to temporarily halt his advance on Batoche, where the Métis would later make their final stand.

Duck Lake

Battleford

Fish Creek

The District of Saskatchewan in 1885 (within the black diamonds) included the central section of Saskatchewan and extended into Alberta and Manitoba.
The Métis conflict area is circled in black.

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