The Battle of Batoche : British small warfare and the entrenched Metis

Summary: Batoche, on the South Saskatchewan River forty miles south of Prince Albert in central Saskatchewan, is now a quiet national historic site. But between 9 and 12 May 1885, twenty-five Canadians - whites, Indians and Metis - died there. Over a thousand men fought in the largest and longest battle ever to take place on the Canadian prairies.

Record details

ISBN: 97806601177210 (pbk.) :
ISBN: 066011772X (pbk.) :
Physical Description: print
120 p. : ill ; 19 x 24 cm.
Publisher: [Ottawa] : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Environment Canada ; Hull, Quebec, Canada : Available by mail from the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, 1985.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120).
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Battle of Batoche, 9-12 May 1885; Prelude to battle -- 9 May: Incapacitating the Northcote -- 9 May: Firefight for mission ridge -- 9 May: The Metis offensive -- May 9: Building the Zareba -- 10 and 11 May: A plan developes -- 12 May: The final day -- After the battle -- Part II Leadership and Military Traditions; Riel and Dumont: The strategy to defend Batoche -- Tactics of the Metis -- Middleton and the North-west field force -- Middleton's tactics in retrospect -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	Donation (copy 1) ; William C. Wonders ; 2008/03.