Frenchman Butte Explained

Frenchman Butte
Location:	Frenchman Butte, Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates:	53.6272°N -109.5758°W

Frenchman Butte is a butte located northeast of Lloydminster, is named after a Frenchman who was killed there by Indians in the 19th century.^[1] It is not known how or why this man was murdered. This was also the site of the Battle of Frenchman's Butte between Major-General Thomas Bland Strange and Cree Chief Big Bear.^[2]

The site of the battle was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1929.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beal . Bob . Frenchman's Butte, Battle of . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20060510195440/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003066 . live . May 10, 2006 . 2008-07-05 .
2. Book: Russell , E. T. Pete (Edmund Thomas Pete) . What's in a Name . Calgary : Fifth House Publishers . c. 1997 . 1895618983 .