Batoche National Historic Site

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Batoche was the site of the historic Battle of Batoche during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. The battle resulted in the defeat of Louis Riel and his Métis forces by Major General Frederick Middleton and his Northwest Field Force.

The settlement, named after Xavier Letendre dit Batoche, was established in 1872. By 1885 it numbered 500 people. The Métis of the area settled on river lots, and the community contained several stores as well as the Roman Catholic Church of St. Antoine de Padoue at the time of the Northwest Rebellion. Batoche was the de facto capital of Riel's Provisional Government of Saskatchewan.

Batoche was declared a National Historic Site in 1923.
www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche/index_E.asp
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batoche,_Saskatchewan
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Coordinates:   52°45'22"N   106°7'19"W

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  • Polygon note: The site includes the church, but not the cemetery (although it completely surrounds it).
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