Frenchman Butte
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| Location | Frenchman Butte, Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°37′38″N 109°34′33″W / 53.62722°N 109.57583°W |
| 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. 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.
The site of the battle was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1929.
See also
References
- ↑ Beal, Bob. "Frenchman's Butte, Battle of". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ↑ Russell, E. T. Pete (Edmund Thomas Pete) (c. 1997). What's in a Name. Calgary : Fifth House Publishers. ISBN 1895618983.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ Frenchman Butte. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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