Duck Lake Battlefield - Bataille de Duck Lake
N 52° 49.450 W 106° 16.434
13U E 414163 N 5853471
This is located west of the town of Duck Lake, on Kohisville Beardy Indian Reservation. It is nice hwy stop with other monuments and dedications.
Waymark Code: WMM165
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 06/30/2014
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As the plaque reads:
Historic Sites And Monuments Board of Canada
Duck Lake Battlefield
Here on 26th March, 1885, occurred the first combat between the Canadian Government Forces, under Major LNE Crozier, and the Metis and Indians, under Gabriel Dumont.
Ici, le 26 mars, 1885, eut lieu la première rencontre entre les troupes du gouvernement du Canada. Commandées par le Major Crozier, et les métis et indiens commandés par Gabriel Dumont.
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