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- 1 2 "Red River and Northwest Rebellions in Canada, 1870 & 1885". 2007-10-13. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ↑ "The Battle of Batoche - Walter Hildebrandt" (PDF).
- ↑ "Biography – WILLIAMS, ARTHUR TREFUSIS HENEAGE – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-01.