Battle of Cut Knife
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The Battle of Cut Knife was an 1885 engagement during the North-West Rebellion in which Cree and Assiniboine forces under Chief Poundmaker repelled a Canadian militia column in present-day Saskatchewan.
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| Battle of Cut Knife canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9490514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Cut Knife Context triple: [North-West Rebellion, mainBattle, Battle of Cut Knife]
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Battle of Batoche
The Battle of Batoche was the decisive 1885 clash of the North-West Rebellion in which Canadian government forces defeated Louis Riel’s Métis provisional government in Saskatchewan.
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Battle of Birch Coulee
The Battle of Birch Coulee was a key 1862 engagement in Minnesota during the U.S.–Dakota War, noted as one of the deadliest and most hard-fought attacks on U.S. troops by Dakota forces.
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Battle of Fish Creek
The Battle of Fish Creek was a key 1885 clash in the North-West Rebellion in which Métis forces under Gabriel Dumont temporarily halted advancing Canadian troops.
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Battle of the Big Hole
The Battle of the Big Hole was an 1877 clash in Montana between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked one of the bloodiest and most pivotal engagements of the Nez Perce War.
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Battle of Bear Paw
The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cut Knife Target entity description: The Battle of Cut Knife was an 1885 engagement during the North-West Rebellion in which Cree and Assiniboine forces under Chief Poundmaker repelled a Canadian militia column in present-day Saskatchewan.
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A.
Battle of Batoche
The Battle of Batoche was the decisive 1885 clash of the North-West Rebellion in which Canadian government forces defeated Louis Riel’s Métis provisional government in Saskatchewan.
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B.
Battle of Birch Coulee
The Battle of Birch Coulee was a key 1862 engagement in Minnesota during the U.S.–Dakota War, noted as one of the deadliest and most hard-fought attacks on U.S. troops by Dakota forces.
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C.
Battle of Fish Creek
The Battle of Fish Creek was a key 1885 clash in the North-West Rebellion in which Métis forces under Gabriel Dumont temporarily halted advancing Canadian troops.
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D.
Battle of the Big Hole
The Battle of the Big Hole was an 1877 clash in Montana between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked one of the bloodiest and most pivotal engagements of the Nez Perce War.
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E.
Battle of Bear Paw
The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForce | North-West Mounted Police (detachment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Assiniboine
NERFINISHED
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Canadian government forces ⓘ Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | Canadian casualties higher than Indigenous casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Assiniboine forces
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Canadian North-West Field Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Cree forces ⓘ Plains Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Chief Poundmaker
NERFINISHED
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Pîhtokahanapiwiyin NERFINISHED ⓘ William Dillon Otter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historic site near Cut Knife, Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| conflict | North-West Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 2 May 1885 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Batoche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
North-West Rebellion policies and grievances
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tensions between Indigenous peoples and Canadian government ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Assiniboine warriors
NERFINISHED
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Canadian militia volunteers ⓘ Plains Cree warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
District of Saskatchewan
NERFINISHED
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near Cut Knife Creek ⓘ present-day Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cut Knife Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Poundmaker Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Canadian column forced to retreat
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Poundmaker restraining his warriors from attacking retreating troops ⓘ use of ravines and coulees by Indigenous fighters ⓘ |
| partOf |
North-West Rebellion
NERFINISHED
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North-West Resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Duck Lake
NERFINISHED
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Frog Lake Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Cree and Assiniboine repelled Canadian forces
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Indigenous victory ⓘ |
| significance |
influenced Canadian public opinion on the rebellion
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major Indigenous tactical success in North-West Rebellion ⓘ |
| theatre | Canadian Prairies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict |
Indigenous resistance
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colonial conflict ⓘ |
| year | 1885 ⓘ |
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