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Battle of Fort Pitt

Battle of Fort Pitt was a battle fought on 15 April 1885 at Frenchman Butte No. 501, in what is now Canada. It was part of the North-West Rebellion. The recorded result: Cree capture of Fort Pitt. Recorded strength: 200–250 against 22 North-West Mounted Police.

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Fought15 April 1885
WhereFrenchman Butte No. 501, Canada53.650N, 109.752W
OutcomeCree capture of Fort Pitt
BelligerentsCreeagainstCanada
Casualties and losses0–4 killedand1 killed, 1 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 Fort Pitt, 1885
8 placed engagements of the North-West Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 April 1885
PlaceFrenchman Butte No. 501, Canada
53.650N, 109.752W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength200–25022 North-West Mounted Police
Casualties and losses0–4 killed1 killed, 1 wounded
Commanders
  • Big Bear
  • Francis Jeffrey Dickens
Battle of Fort PittBattle of Fort PittBattle of Frenchman's ButteBattle of Loon LakeBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of Frenchman's ButteBattle of Loon LakeBattle of Cut KnifeVegrevilleLac La Biche100 km53.650N, 109.752W
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Battle of Fort Pitt 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 Q4871050, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Pitt, revision 1385426486, 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.