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Battle of Batoche

Battle of Batoche was a battle fought in 1885 at Batoche, in what is now Canada. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Batoche. It was part of the North-West Rebellion. The recorded result: Canadian victory; Collapse of the Provisional Government of Saskatchewan. Recorded strength: 250 (Métis) against 916 regulars and militia.

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Fought1885
WhereBatoche, Canada52.755N, 106.116W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCanadian victory; Collapse of the Provisional Government of Saskatchewan
BelligerentsProvisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis)againstCanada
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 Batoche, 1885
8 placed engagements of the North-West Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1885 (year precision)
to 1885
PlaceBatoche, Canada
52.755N, 106.116W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength250 (Métis)916 regulars and militia
Casualties and lossesPer Middleton51 dead; 173 wounded; Per Vegreville16 dead; 20–30 wounded8 dead; 46 wounded; 1 steamboat damaged
Commanders
  • Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader)
  • Louis Riel
  • Frederick Middleton
  • Bowen van Straubenzee
Battle of BatocheBattle of BatocheBattle of Duck LakeBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Duck LakeBattle of Fish CreekSaskatoonPrince AlbertBiggar100 km52.755N, 106.116W
Placed at Batoche; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Batoche is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 149 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888113, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Batoche, revision 1379281260, 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.