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Major-General Frederick Middleton's
letter to Cree Chief Big Bear
1885
In the spring of 1885, Big Bear and his supporters
were directly responsible for the victory at Frog Lake,
which the eastern media quickly labeled the "Frog
Lake Massacre." When the Canadian field force under
the command of Middleton was unable to defeat Big Bear
at the Battle of Frenchman's Butte on May 27, Middleton
sent this communiqué to Big Bear. It provides
fascinating insight into the personal side of warfare
and the hatred that the opposing sides had for each
other.
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