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Battle of Duck Lake

Battle of Duck Lake was a battle fought on 26 March 1885 at Battle of Duck Lake National Historic Site, in what is now Canada. It was part of the North-West Rebellion. The recorded result: Métis victory. Recorded strength: 200–250 against 95.

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Illustration of the en:Battle of Duck Lake.. Believed to be from The Canadian Pictorial & Illustrated War News, a souvenir number published on 1885-07-04, or The, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 March 1885
WhereBattle of Duck Lake National Historic Site, Canada52.817N, 106.233W
OutcomeMétis victory
BelligerentsProvisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis)againstCanada
Casualties and losses5–6 dead; 3 woundedand12 dead; 12 wounded
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 Duck Lake, 1885
8 placed engagements of the North-West Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 March 1885
PlaceBattle of Duck Lake National Historic Site, Canada
52.817N, 106.233W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength200–25095
Casualties and losses5–6 dead; 3 wounded12 dead; 12 wounded
Commanders
  • Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader)
  • Leif Crozier
Battle of Duck LakeBattle of Duck LakeBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of Loon LakeBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Cut KnifeSaskatoonPrince AlbertBiggar100 km52.817N, 106.233W
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Battle of Duck Lake 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 Q2890920, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Duck Lake, revision 1370439450, 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.