North-West Rebellion

The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada.

Battle of Duck Lake

:See main article Battle of Duck Lake

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On March 26, 1885, Dumont defeated a small group of English settlers and North-West Mounted Police led by superintendent Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier at Duck Lake, outside Batoche. In response, the federal government sent 3000 troops under Major General Frederick Middleton to the area, where Middleton incorporated the 2000 English volunteers and NWMP who had organized themselves since Duck Lake.

Related Topics:
March 26 - North-West Mounted Police - Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier - Duck Lake - Frederick Middleton

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