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Battle of Duck Lake

When
26 March 1885
Where
Duck Lake
Part of
North-West Rebellion opens with the Battle of Duck Lake

An infantry skirmish occurred on 26 March 1885 between North-West Mounted Police forces and the Métis militia of Louis Riel's Provisional Government of Saskatchewan.

The engagement took place at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. It involved the North-West Mounted Police forces of the Government of Canada against the Métis militia. This skirmish marked the beginning of the North-West Rebellion, following the establishment of the Provisional Government of Saskatchewan by Louis Riel.

Sources

  1. Battle of Duck Lake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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