▁May ▁ 1 4 ▁at ▁E agle ▁Hills ▁a ▁Battle ford ▁band ▁captured ▁a ▁w agon ▁train ▁carrying ▁supplies ▁for ▁Colonel ▁Ot ter ' s ▁column . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁M ét is ▁force ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ato che ▁and ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Louis ▁R iel ▁to ▁Middle ton ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 ▁ ▁Pit ik w ah an api wi y in ▁( P ound maker ) ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁General ▁Middle ton ▁at ▁Fort ▁Battle ford ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 . ▁Map ▁of ▁Battle ▁S ites ▁Chron ology ▁of ▁Events ▁( The ▁North west ▁Res istance ) ▁ ▁Histor i ographical ▁interpretation ▁The ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁C ree ▁advance ▁on ▁Battle ford , ▁like ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁Reb ell ion , ▁is ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁histor i ographical ▁controvers y . ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Douglas ▁Hill ▁character ized ▁the ▁C ree ▁group ▁as ▁a ▁" war ▁party   ... ▁ready ▁to ▁take ▁reven ge ▁for ▁a ▁winter ▁of ▁in calcul able ▁suffering " ▁who ▁" s wo oped ▁on ▁Battle ford , ▁killing ▁six ▁whites ". ▁George ▁F . ▁G . ▁Stanley ' s ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁C ree ▁were ▁not ▁murder ous ▁but ▁more ▁ha ph az ard ▁and ▁b umb ling : ▁they ▁"[ did ] ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁in ▁mind ▁an ▁attack ▁upon ▁the ▁town " ▁but ▁were ▁content ▁with ▁" pro w ling ▁around ▁the ▁neighbourhood ". ▁ ▁While ▁John ▁L