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North-West Rebellion

1885 Métis and First Nations revolt in CanadaBelligerentsCanadaProvisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis)Cree–AssiniboineCommanders and leadersJohn A. MacdonaldLeif CrozierFrederick MiddletonJohn Wimburn LaurieWilliam Dillon OtterThomas Bland StrangeSam SteeleFrancis DickensJames J. BremnerLouis Riel Gabriel DumontHonoré Jackson Big Bear Fine Day Wandering Spirit Poundmaker White Cap Strength5,000 volunteers and militia500 NWMP280 Métis250 Cree–AssiniboineCasualties and losses38 dead141 wounded11 civilians killed33 Métis dead48 Métis wounded10–17 Cree dead78–103 Cree wounded1 Nez Perce death (at Cut Knife Hill)Total (military):43–50 dead126–151 woundedThe North-West Rebellion (French: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest) was an armed rebellion of Métis under Louis Riel and an associated uprising of Cree and Assiniboine mostly in the District of Saskatchewan, against the Canadian government.

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