Frenchman Butte

Frenchman Butte

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FrenchMan Butte islocated 45 km north west of Lloydminster, is named after a Frenchman who was killed there by Indians in the 1800's. [cite web
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title = Frenchman's Butte, Battle of
work = The Canadian Encyclopedia > History > Battles > Frenchman's Butte, Battle of
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url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003066
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accessdate =2008-07-05 ] It is not known how or why this man was murdered. This was also the the site of the Battle of Frenchman's Butte between Major-General Thomas Bland Strange and cree Chief Big Bear. [Citation
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first = E. T. Pete (Edmund Thomas Pete)
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title = What's in a Name
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publisher = Calgary : Fifth House Publishers
year = c1997
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See also

* Battle of Frenchman's Butte
* Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan

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