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| Canada |
| Province of Saskatchewan |
| Fort
Battleford |
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At this place superintendent James Walker
established a post of the North-West Mounted Police in the heart
of the Cree country in July 1876. The fort grew to a strength of
200. During the uprising of 1885 it gave refuge to more than 400
people and was the base for operations at Cut Knife Hill and Fort
Pitt, leading to the surrender of chief Poundmaker and the search
for Big Bear. With the extension of settlement and mechanixzation
of the force it ceased to be the barracks in 1924.
| Nice overview |
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| The
huge fence around the fort, and a present inhabitant |
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| From
the barracs |
| From
the town of Battleford |
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