the first day of battle, an unexperienced Metis soldier had forgotten Dumont's specific demand to not walk on the road as it could give the location of the Metis away. A Canadian scout, following the tracks came close to Dumont, in which Dumont stealthily attempted to catch him. Before Dumont could catch him the Metis and Canadian army had come into contact with each other and began to shoot. Dumont under pressure, shot the scout and ran back to join his men in the shootout.
since the Metis position was in the coulee, Metis soldiers were restricted to shooting up towards the Canadian army in which many of the casualties and wounds were mainly in the upper body and head area.
Gabriel Dumonts socuts told him that the Canadian troops were camped at McIntosh farm, 10km south of fish creek. After being told, Dumont reached out for Military assistance from Pitikwahanapiwiyin and Mistahimaskwa, however, they felt in their best interest was to stay neutral
After becoming aware of the location of the Canadian Army, Gabriel Dumont contacted different Indigenous groups for their help, but they insisted on staying on the sidelines.
talk about the average description of the Metis fighters
After losing the battle of Batoche, many women and families fled towards Minitinas Hills, south of Batoche, leaving their belongings behind in which the Canadian militia took for themselves. Madame Amélie née Poitras Fisher had hundreds of dollars missing, younger widows didn't have anything so they either had to remarry, rely on the community, or rely on kin. Madame Josephte Tourond suffered heavily, with cattle stolen or slaughtered, receiving $3,000 of her $8,500 claim, had 5 children die in result of, or during the Métis resistance. Josephte died shortly after of tuberculosis. As well, Métis traders who didn't participate in the resistance were compensated, however, farmers and those of the blue collar class weren't, regardless if they participated or not. They left all their belongings going south of batoche to Minitinas Hills, Madame Amélie née Poitras Fisher had $230 missing, Madame Josephte Tourond had her cattle stolen or slaughtered, fields torn apart, had 5 children die during the rebellion, and she died shortly after from tuberculosis. Younger widows relying on other kin or neighbours for the basic necessities, or they had to remarry. Many women not compensated for all their loses or not compensated at all. Josphete Tourond was compensated around $3,000 but her claim was approximately $8,500. Merchant families not involved in the resistance were compensated farmers and those of the blue collars class were not compensated even if they didn't participate in the conflict.
Madame Véronique Fidler (née Gervais) and Rosalie (née Parenteau) fearing for their lives, were forced to flee in a hurry. In doing so, they abandoned almost all their personal possessions. They left camp on foot to the Minitinas Hills, south of Batoche
Madame Amélie (née Poitras) Fisher, wife of Georges Fisher, found $230 taken from her handbag. Madame Champagne (née Letendre) saw her family lose its horses, wheat and flour. Mary Fiddler said that when her grandmother returned to her house it had been burned down. All she had left was some flour that they had hid in the basement of an old house.
Madame Josephte Tourond was widowed with nine children, and in addition, had both personal and property losses. Her house was ransacked, her cattle was stolen or slaughtered, and her fields were destroyed. Worse still, she lost two sons on the last day of the battle, and then a third son died soon afterwards of consumption (tuberculosis). Then she lost another two daughters to the sickness. Madeleine Dumont died shortly after joining Gabriel in the Montana Territory in 1886
Younger widows had to depend on other families for shelter and sustenance, or else they had to remarry. Josephte (née Gervais), who was the widow of Calixte Tourond, found a job teaching at Vandal School near Fish Creek, however, most other single women had to find work as domestics. The Widows, Josephte Tourond, Marguerite Caron and Marie Champagne worked and managed their family farms. Madame Tourond ran her farm with the help of her extended family until 1928.
Very few of Batoche’s women were fully compensated for their losses. For instance, Josephte Tourond had sons involved in the fighting. As a result, she only received $2,805 of her $8,451 claim. By contrast, merchant families who had not been involved in the Resistance, such as the Letendres, Vennes, Boyers, and Fishers, were compensated while the labouring classes of farmers and freighters were not, even if they had not been involved in the conflict.
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