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Events on Thursday 26 March 1885 1
1885North-West RebellionMétis and Cree resistance against Canadian expansionLed by Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont, Métis settlers and allied Cree bands rose against the Canadian government in present-day Saskatchewan, beginning with the Duck Lake skirmish on 26 March 1885. Canadian militia forces defeated the rebels at the Battle of Batoche in May, and the last resistance ended in early June. The uprising's suppression led directly to Riel's trial and execution.