Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Fish Creek (Riel's Second Rebellion).

Fought April 24, 1885, when General Middleton, with 400 Canadians, attempted to drive the rebels, 280 strong, from a strong position near Fish Creek.[Creek.] After losing 50 men, Middleton withdrew. The rebels lost 29 killed and wounded.