Frenchman Butte
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| Frenchman Butte | |
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| Location | Frenchman Butte, Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Website | www |
| Official name | Frenchman Butte National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1929 |
Frenchman Butte is a butte located 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Lloydminster, is named after a Frenchman who was killed there by Indians in the 19th century.[1] It is not known how or why this man was murdered. This was also the site of the Battle of Frenchman's Butte between Major-General Thomas Bland Strange and Cree Chief Big Bear during the North-West rebellion.[2]
The site of the battle was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1929.[3]
See also
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- ^ Frenchman Butte. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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