Cut Knife Battlefield Plaque
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| Title: | Cut Knife Battlefield Plaque |
| Creator: | Historic Sites And Monuments Board of Canada |
| Subject: | Cut Knife, Monuments, 1885 |
| Description: | Monuments and Memorials
Historic Sites And Monuments Board of Canada Cut Knife Battlefield The plaque reads, "Cut Knife Battlefield - Named after Chief Cut Knife of the Sarcee in an historic battle with the Cree. On 2nd May, 1885, Lt. Col. W.D. Otter led 325 troops composed of North West Mounted Police, "B" Battery, "C" Company, Foot Guards, Queen's Own and Battleford Rifles, against the Cree and Assiniboine under Poundmaker and Fine Day. After an engagement of six hours, the troops retreated to Battleford." |
| Date: | 1885 |
| Type: | Image |
| Format: | image/jpeg |
| Identifier: | R-A4224-4 |
| Coverage: | Cut Knife |
| GDI Media Location: | DVD:SAB-R1 |
| GDI Media Filename: | R-A4224-4.jpg |
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