First Shell into Batoche, May 9, 1885
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Image of cannon fire during the battle of Batoche. A fence is visible in foreground; horses, men and smoke seen in background.
Historical note:
Fort Pelly was located at the Indian Elbow of the Assiniboine River located eight miles south-west of the site of the present village of Pelly. Fort Pelly was built in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The high palisade fence that surrounded the Fort in 1872 has been replaced by a plank fence in this photo.Summarizes the decisions and practices that underwrites the success of the enterprise.
Book review of: French and Indians in the Heart of North America, 1630-1815 edited by Robert Englebert and Guillaume Teasdale. Scroll down to page 171 to read review.
A paper read before the Society on the evening of November 25th, 1886.