[Canada]: [North-West Rebellion]: [Blatchly, W.D.]:

$3,750 · Offered by William Reese Company

[THREE HANDSOME COLOR LITHOGRAPHS DEPICTING THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BATTLES DURING THE NORTH-WEST, OR SECOND RIEL REBELLION]. A trio of rare battlefield views depicting three of the major skirmishes fought during the North-West Rebellion in Saskatchewan in 1885. This series of battles is also known by several other names, including the Saskatchewan Rebellion, the Northwest Uprising, and the Second Riel Rebellion (the first Riel Rebellion occurred near Manitoba in 1869 and is also known as the Red River Rebellion). Both the 1869 and 1885 actions were led by Louis Riel, the leader of the Métis people.Chronologically, the lithographs are as follows:1) "Battle of Fish Creek." This battle occurred on April 24, 1885 and resulted in a stunning victory when around 200 Métis soldiers overcame a superior force of 900 government soldiers, and temporarily halted an advance on Batoche.2) "Battle of Cut Knife." On May 2, 1885 a force of Cree warriors held off a superior group of Canadian army units.3) "The Capture of Batoche." Effectively the end of the rebellion, the Métis were soundly defeated in the second week of May after they ran out of ammunition on the third day of fighting. This action forced Riel to surrender on May 15.The Métis are one of the recognized aboriginal groups in Canada who trace their roots to the first interaction between First Nations people and the earliest European settlers, usually French, and largely as a result of the fur trade. The Métis are among the ear

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