The Battle of Loon Lake concluded the North-West Rebellion on June 3, 1885. Led by Major Sam Steele, a force of North-West Mounted Police (styled Steele's Scouts) caught up with and dispersed a retreating band of Cree warriors. The Battle of Batoche begins The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th)  - Land 591,670 km²  - Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree form an aboriginal nation of North America. ... Canada is the second largest and the northern-most country in the world, occupying most of the North American land mass. ... Sir Samuel Benfield Steele Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, CB, KCMG, MVO (January 5, 1849 - January 30, 1919) was a famous member of the North West Mounted Police. ... The Battle of Batoche begins The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ... The Battle of Duck Lake is the name given to the skirmish between Métis warriors of Saskatchewan and Canadian government forces that signaled the beginning of the North-West Rebellion on March 26, 1885. ... The Battle of Fish Creek, fought April 24, 1885, was a major Saskatchewanian victory over the government forces attempting to quell Louis Riels North-West Rebellion. ... The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2nd, 1885, occurred when a small force of Cree and Assiniboine warriors were attacked by a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regulars. ... The Battle of Batoche was the decisive Canadian victory over Métis rebels that led to the surrender of Louis Riel on May 15 and the collapse of his provisional governments resistance in the North-West Rebellion (the Cree, however, would continue to successfully engage Canadian authorities in the weeks... The Battle of Frenchmans Butte, fought on May 28th, 1885, occurred when a force of Cree, dug in on a hillside near Frenchmans Butte was unsuccessfully attacked by the Alberta Field Force. ... The Battle of Batoche begins The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sir Samuel Benfield Steele Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, CB, KCMG, MVO (January 5, 1849 - January 30, 1919) was a famous member of the North West Mounted Police. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree form an aboriginal nation of North America. ...

Cree scouts made a determined stand with what was left of their ammunition, but the body of the Cree column, realizing the hopelessness of their situation, released their prisoners and fled.

Wandering Spirit surrendered to authorities at Fort Pitt. Big Bear, chief of the Cree, eluded capture until July 2. Big Bear was born in the Canadian Northwest in 1825. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ...