battalion, other battalions began to charge forward. Shouting enthusiastically, the Canadians raced down from the hill, and disheartened Métis and Cree were soon defeated. Morton described Middleton as cautious, but highly professional officer who was a better tactician than Dumont, who brought the war to a swift conclusion in a manner that was much less bloodier than it could have been. For his service in the war, Middleton was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1885. He also received the thanks of the Parliament of Canada and the sum of $20,000. He resigned as head of the militia in 1890 when a select committee report of the House of Commons criticized him for the misappropriation of furs from a Scotch-Indian Charles Bremner and his Cree wife Emily Bremner, during the rebellion. There were also other criticisms of Middleton's command during the rebellion, such as his hesitancy to unleash the Canadian militia troops to assault the Métis positions at Batoche, and unfair treatment and poor maintenance accorded the troops under his command. Returning to England, he was made Master of the Jewel Office. Family Frederick Dobson Middleton married, as his first wife, Mary Emily Hassall. He married in February 1870 as his second wife, Marie Cecile Eugénie Doucet, daughter of Theodore Doucet, N.P., of Montreal. She was born in Montreal in 1846, and was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Sault-au-Recollet. The couple had two sons and a daughter. She died at Tateley, Hants, England, 1 November 1899. References Bibliography 1825 births 1898 deaths Military personnel from Belfast British Army generals Canadian generals British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 British military personnel of the New Zealand Wars Commandants of Sandhurst Companions of the Order of the Bath Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People of the North-West Rebellion Commanders of the Canadian Army 58th Regiment of Foot officers 96th Regiment of Foot officers Worcestershire Regiment officers People educated at Maidstone Grammar School Masters of the Jewel Office