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Battle of Fish Creek

Battle of Fish Creek was a battle fought on 24 April 1885 at Fish Creek, in what is now Canada. It was part of the North-West Rebellion. The recorded result: Metis victory; government advance temporarily halted. Recorded strength: 280 against 900.

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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 . Curzon, Fred W. (ca. 1862-1890), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 April 1885
WhereFish Creek, Canada52.602N, 105.947W
OutcomeMetis victory; government advance temporarily halted.
BelligerentsMetis, Cree, Teton Sioux rebelsagainstCanada
Casualties and losses11 Métis & Dakota dead; 18 woundedand11 dead; 40 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 Fish Creek, 1885
8 placed engagements of the North-West Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 April 1885
PlaceFish Creek, Canada
52.602N, 105.947W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength280900
Casualties and losses11 Métis & Dakota dead; 18 wounded11 dead; 40 wounded
Commanders
  • Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader)
  • Frederick Middleton
Battle of Fish CreekBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Duck LakeBattle of Duck LakeSaskatoonPrince AlbertNorth BattlefordBiggar100 km52.602N, 105.947W
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Battle of Fish Creek 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 Q2890611, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fish Creek, revision 1379599428, 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.