Lieut.-Colonel Sam B. Steele
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Portrait of Samuel Benfield Steele wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Caption: "Sam Steele from the mounted police and a small force surprised the retreating Indians at Loon Lake."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
During the North-West Rebellion Samuel Benfield Steele (1849-1919) was dispatched with a small force. Missing the Battle of Batoche the Mounties were sent to move against the last rebel force led by Big Bear.