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Battle of Cut Knife

Battle of Cut Knife was a battle fought on 2 May 1885 at Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site, in what is now Canada. It was part of the North-West Rebellion. The recorded result: Cree–Assiniboine victory. Recorded strength: 50 to 250 against 350.

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The en:Battle of Cut Knife. Contemporary lithograph from "The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News", 1885.
The en:Battle of Cut Knife. Contemporary lithograph from "The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News", 1885.. Fred Curzon (1862 - 1890), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 May 1885
WhereBattle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site, Canada52.745N, 109.028W
OutcomeCree–Assiniboine victory
BelligerentsCree; AssiniboineagainstCanada
Casualties and losses5 dead; 3 woundedand8 dead; 14 wounded; designation1=NHSC
Part ofNorth-West Rebellion1885

Where it sits in the North-West Rebellion

Battle of Batoche, 1885Battle of Duck Lake, 1885Siege of Battleford, 1885Battle of Fort Pitt, 1885Battle of Fish Creek, 1885Battle of Cut Knife, 1885Battle of Frenchman's Butte, 1885Battle of Loon Lake, 188518851885Battle of Cut Knife, 1885
8 placed engagements of the North-West Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 May 1885
PlaceBattle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site, Canada
52.745N, 109.028W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength50 to 250350
Casualties and losses5 dead; 3 wounded8 dead; 14 wounded; designation1=NHSC
Commanders
  • Poundmaker
  • Fine Day
  • William Dillon Otter
Battle of Cut KnifeBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of Frenchman's ButteBattle of Fort PittBattle of Duck LakeBattle of Frenchman's ButteBattle of Fort PittSaskatoonBiggar100 km52.745N, 109.028W
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Battle of Cut Knife is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q963444, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cut Knife, revision 1375419587, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.