Atlas of Battles

war, 8 engagements

Battles of the North-West Rebellion

The atlas places 8 engagements of the North-West Rebellion (1885): 7 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Canada.

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Battle of Fort PittBattle of Loon LakeBattle of BatocheBattle of Duck LakeSiege of BattlefordBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of Frenchman's ButteBattle of BatocheBattle of Duck LakeSiege of BattlefordBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of Frenchman's ButteSaskatoonPrince AlbertMeadow LakeBiggar100 km53.321N, 107.849W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1885: 8 engagements8 in 188518851885
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 188518851885
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1885Battle of BatocheBatoche, CanadaCanadian victory; Collapse of the Provisional Government of...
26 March 1885Battle of Duck LakeBattle of Duck Lake National Historic Site, CanadaMétis victory
1885Siege of BattlefordBattleford, CanadaCanadian victory
15 April 1885Battle of Fort PittFrenchman Butte No. 501, CanadaCree capture of Fort Pitt
24 April 1885Battle of Fish CreekFish Creek, CanadaMetis victory; government advance temporarily halted.
2 May 1885Battle of Cut KnifeBattle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site, CanadaCree–Assiniboine victory
28 May 1885Battle of Frenchman's ButteFrenchman Butte No. 501, CanadaCree victory
3 June 1885Battle of Loon LakeSteele Narrows Provincial Park, CanadaCanadian victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the North-West Rebellion (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.