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	Battle of Batoche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fought over the week of May 5 to May 12 at the ad hoc MÃ©tis capital of Batoche, the siege was noted as the first true demonstration of tactical excellence and professional conduct by the Canadian army in 1885.
		However, due to the difficulty of the terrain and Middleton's penchant for prudence, his force lagged behind schedule, and when the Northcote appeared adjacent to the town on May 9, it was spotted by the MÃ©tis, who had not yet come under artillery fire.
		Straubenzie's soldiers performed brilliantly, charging into Batoche in the face of heavy fire and driving the remaining MÃ©tis clear of the town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Batoche (704 words)

	North-West Rebellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, as in Manitoba, settlers from Ontario began to arrive, and land began to be arranged in the square concession system of English Canada, rather than the seigneurial system of strips along a river that the Metis learned from their French-Canadian ancestors.
		On April 24 Middleton was attacked by the Metis at Fish Creek, and despite being heavily outnumbered and outgunned the Metis fought to a stalemate.
		On May 2 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by native chief Poundmaker at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North-West_Rebellion (597 words)

	Virtual Saskatchewan - Batoche
		BATOCHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE - Bullet holes above the doorway to the church/rectory complex are the most tangible evidence of the historic Battle of Batoche that occurred here in May of 1885.
		Batoche was settled in the early 1870s by Metis of mostly French and Indian blood.
		On the first day of the battle, the Metis and their allies scored a victory by disabling a riverboat seconded by Middleton for the 'naval' portion of his two-pronged attack.
	www.virtualsk.com /current_issue/batoche.html (1912 words)

	Wind Speaker: Missing Bell of Batoche.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A definitive chapter in the story of the Battle of Batoche, the deciding skirmish that ended the North-West Rebellion of 1885 for the Metis in Saskatchewan, unfolds upon the stage of the Carlton Cafetorium in Prince Albert, Sask. on June 28, 29 and 30.
		The Missing Bell of Batoche, by playwright Bob Rock, recounts how the bell, "a 90-pound chunk of Canadian history," went missing after the battle and ended up as a "trophy of war" on display in the Millbrook Legion Hall in Ontario.
		As the Battle of Batoche drew to its inescapable conclusion, the church of the Metis fell...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:30558908&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (174 words)

	Boer War Battle Prints
		(left) At the Battle of Batoche the British army, reinforced with Canadian militiamen, overran the Métis in trenches and in the buildings of the town on a bend in the Saskatchewan River.
		Battle prints were almost always framed in simple oak or minimal gesso frames.
		Typical is that of the 1898 Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan (left) where General Kitchener's massive walls of British rifle fire cut down 10,000 Arab tribesmen while suffering only three killed himself.
	www.goldiproductions.com /BoerWar_Museum/Boer36_battle_prints1.html (1394 words)

	Encyclopedia: Batoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Batoche, Saskatchewan is the site of the historic Battle of Batoche, the last battlefield in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
		The battle resulted in the defeat of Louis Riel and his Métis forces by Major General Frederick Middleton and his NWMP force.
		The Métis settlement of Batoche (named after Xavier Letendre "dit Batoche") was established in 1872.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Batoche (120 words)

	Northwest Rebellion in Saskatchwan ... battle at Batoche
		As the boat passed Batoche, the Metis lowered a ferry cable they had strung across the river causing the smokestacks, spars, and steam whistle to be knocked over.
		With the May 12 defeat of the Metis, Batoche was lost, families were scattered and the people lived in fear for themselves or their relatives who might be hounded and prosecuted (as had occurred 15 years earlier when the Red River Resistance came to its conclusion).
		During the battle the priests had attempted to talk the Metis out of fighting for what they believed were their rights.
	geocities.com /SoHo/Atrium/4832/ending.html (2026 words)

	Batoche
		Batoche, national historic site 44 km SW of Prince Albert, Sask; Métis community and scene of a major confrontation 9-12 May 1885 during the NORTH-WEST REBELLION.
		Batoche is now a national historic site, although the church and rectory are the only buildings standing from 1885.
		There is now a visitor reception centre to interpret the events of the battle and the Métis social and economic life.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0000564 (325 words)

	The Riel Rebellion: The Battle of Batoche 1885 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Riel Rebellion: The Battle of Batoche 1885
		After the Battle of Fish Creek, Middleton regrouped his forces and then marched on Batoche, the village where the Métis and their Indian allies had their headquarters.
		Battle of Batoche lasted three days, from May 9, to May 12, 1885.
	www.goldiproductions.com /first_peoples/fp41_nwrebel_batoche.html (806 words)

	Virtual Saskatchewan - Gabriel Dumont
		This traditional type of subdivision would decades later be part of the reason the government in Ottawa wanted to stamp out Metis culture, demanding instead that all farms be of the square, range-and-township variety that produced the checker-board pattern seen throughout Saskatchewan today.
		Batoche was not yet a settlement when the Dumonts arrived in the late fall of 1840.
		The Metis never lost in combat until their force of fewer than 300 clashed with 800, far-better-equipped militia at the Battle of Batoche.
	www.virtualsk.com /current_issue/gabriel_dumont.html (1995 words)

	AMHS - History, Key Events, Battle of Batoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Metis spotted the boat and opened fire, this worked and the boat drifted down stream and was out of the picture.
		This in turn used up much of the Metis ammunition that could have been used in the rest of the battle and might have led them to a victory.
		On May 12, 1885 the battle was over and Louis Riel was captured, a great blow to the Metis.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /albertametis/history/batoche.htm (281 words)

	Battle of Frenchman's Butte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Battle of Frenchman's Butte, fought on May 28th, 1885, occurred when a force of Cree, dug in on a hillside near Frenchman's Butte was unsuccessfully attacked by the Alberta Field Force.
		Although the battle was technically a victory for the Cree, it was a hollow one.
		The Battle of Loon Lake on June 3rd demoralised them further, and by early July the rebellion was over.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_frenchman_s_butte.html (725 words)

	Batoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Today Batoche is named after a person, a community, and a National park.
		The rectory was built in 1883 and used as a meeting room and was where the priest lived.
		Batoche shows the remains of a Metis community on the bank of the Saskatchewan River.
	www.saskschools.ca /~msd/2003/wittke/batoche.html (191 words)

	North West Canada Medal - Veterans Affairs Canada
		The medal was originally approved for presentation to soldiers taking part in the suppression of the Rebellion of 1885, but only to those who served west of Port Arthur.
		Award of the medal was also approved for some of the volunteers who participated in key actions, including the crew of the steamer "Northcote" which was recognized for its services at the Battle of Batoche, and members of the Prince Albert Volunteers who fought at Duck Lake.
		(Batoche): Medals have been found with an unofficial bar for the battle of Batoche.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group03/nwc (393 words)

	Riel, Dumont, and the 1885 Rebellion
		The battles between the Metis and the White soldiers were going to be between two very different types of people.
		During the battle, Riel was at Batoche where he prayed with his arms stretched out to form the shape of a cross.
		As the boat passed Batoche, the Metis lowered a ferry cable and the smokestacks, spars, and steam whistle were knocked over.
	www.geocities.com /sharut/rfullst-w.html (6191 words)

	Parks Canada - Batoche National Historic Site of Canada - The Battle of Batoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Battle of Batoche was fought over four days from May 9 to May 12, 1885.
		It began when Middleton, equipped with one nine-pounder, the Gatling gun and 130 men, reconnoitred to the north of the church and rectory, and began to advance on the Métis rifle pits.
		The battle was over in minutes as the Field Force swept down the slopes to Batoche, past rifle pits where by now the Métis were firing nails and stones from their rifles.
	www.parkscanada.gc.ca /lhn-nhs/sk/batoche/natcul/histo5_e.asp (517 words)

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		The board's responsibilities will include participating in the planning and development of the heritage presentation of Batoche, primarily with respect to the Métis perspective on the history, events and consequences of the 1885 Resistance.
		Batoche National Historic Site, located 88 km northeast of Saskatoon, commemorates the Battle of Batoche, the decisive battle of the 1885 Northwest Resistance, as well as the original Métis settlement of Batoche, the traditional Métis river lot land-use patterns, and the Fort Garry to Edmonton Trail trade route.
		The Batoche Management Board will include three members to be appointed by the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan, three members to be appointed by the Minister, and the Superintendent, South Saskatchewan Field Unit.
	www.pch.gc.ca /newsroom/news_e.cfm?Action=Display&code=8NR113E (314 words)

	The First Shot Rang Out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is a photo of a mass grave where nine Metis casualties of the 1885 Battle of Batoche were laid to rest.
		He is buried in the Batoche cemetery overlooking the river.
		The four seasons, fall, winter, spring and summer are used to underline the importance of the characters to the Uprising.
	www.virtualmuseum.ca /pm.php?id=story_line&fl=&lg=English&ex=00000134&sl=2162&pos=15 (668 words)

	G Dumont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With the fall of Batoche on May 12, 1885 and the May 15 surrender of Louis Riel, Mose Ouellette suggested to Gabriel that he too surrender.
		From Batoche they headed southwest through the Sweetgrass hills, the Great Sand Hills, the Cypress Hills and into Montana by late May. At Fort Assiniboin, they surrendered to the United States cavalry's Lt. Col.
		He did return to Batoche briefly in 1890, then the Dakota hunting camps where he was nearly killed in 1891 by an intruder who entered his tent in the middle of the night and tried to stab Dumont.
	www.vcn.bc.ca /michif/dumont.html (1031 words)

	Internal Conflicts
		Later on many battles were fought between the English and the French as each fought for control of the territory in the New World.
		The Battle of the Plains Abraham took place on September 13, 1759 between the French and the English..
		The battle was fought between the Metis, who were descendants of fur traders and First Nations women and the Northwest Field Force led by General Frederick Middleton.
	www.scs.sk.ca /dom/citizenship/finished/caitlin.htm (700 words)

	Batoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Battle of Batoche took place from May 9 to May 12, 1885, at the Metis settlement of Batoche on the South Saskatchewan River.
		It was the battle that ended the North-West Rebellion.
		Firing from rifle pits, which they had dug, they held off the larger force for three days.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0000564 (131 words)

	COTEAU BOOKS IN SCHOOLS - BATOCHE by Kim Morrissey - Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It encourages students to discover where Batoche is geographically (as well as their own community) and understand a community's relation to the world.
		Encourage the student problem solve by zoom in to the next map to see where Batoche is, in relation to the river, and to other towns, roads and the river.
		Begin your Web journey to Batoche The Métis people in the Northwest were descendants of French-Canadian voyageurs and Cree and Saulteaux women who had married à la façon du pays (according to local custom) in the mid-18th century.
	members.aol.com /CanLit/Coteau/Morrissey/Batoche/notes.htm (1564 words)

	New Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Now find that all the trouble I have taken with my three regiments has borne good fruit and the four day advanced post work in front of the Indians and Half-breeds has made them more like I wanted.
		Batoche's Camp N.W.T. Accept for yourself, for your Officers and men our congratulations for the brilliant victory you have achieved.
		I mourn the loss of so many brave men fallen on the field of honor in defense of law and order.
	www.hpl.hamilton.on.ca /history/riel/newspapers/batoche.htm (611 words)

	Annotated Bibliography
		The Battle of Batoche analyses the Canadian army's assault on the Métis stronghold at Batoche during the climatic four-day period from May 9-12, 1885.
		The Battle of Batoche also provides the first detailed analysis of the strategy and tactics of the two sides during the fateful engagement.
		In particular, Hildebrandt explains why the Métis under Riel chose to make their stand at Batoche, instead of harassing the advancing Canadian troops, and why Major General Middleton, despite his numerical strength and superior weaponry, advanced on the Métis capital with great caution.
	www.mta.ca /faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/multimedia/riel/list_03.html (577 words)

	May 12 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1264 - The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, begins.
		1885 - North-West Rebellion : The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel French Canadians against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
		During the battle the Soviets will capture the city of Kharkov from the German Army, only to be encircled and destroyed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/May_12 (1051 words)

	Parks Canada - Batoche National Historic Site of Canada - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Batoche was declared a National Historic Site in 1923 by the federal government under the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
		The initial focus of commemoration was the armed conflict between the Canadian government and the Métis provisional government in 1885.
		Batoche also commemorates the history of the Métis community of Batoche, home of Métis culture and heritage.
	www.pc.gc.ca /lhn-nhs/sk/batoche/natcul/histo_e.asp (95 words)

	Parks Canada - Batoche National Historic Site of Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Batoche displays the remains of the village of Batoche on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.
		Louis Riel selected Batoche as the headquarters of his "Provisional Government of Saskatchewan".
		The site depicts the lifestyles of the Métis of Batoche between 1860 and 1900 - the trails they walked, their homes, their church, and the Battle of Batoche, May 9-12, 1885.
	www.pc.gc.ca /lhn-nhs/sk/batoche/index_E.asp (103 words)

	1885 in Canada
		March 26 - Louis Riel and the Metis battle the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake
		April 24 - North-West Rebellion : Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the Metis
		May 9 - May 12 - North-West Rebellion : Battle of Batoche the Metis are defeated in battle
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/18/1885_in_canada.html (200 words)

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