Thomas Bland Strange

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Thomas Bland Strange was a British-Canadian soldier and militia officer best known for leading Canadian forces against Indigenous and Métis fighters during the 1885 North-West Rebellion.

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instanceOf Canadian militia officer
militia officer
person
soldier
activeIn Canada NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
activityStart 19th century
allegiance Canada NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
authored Gunner Jingo’s Jubilee NERFINISHED
birthDate 1831-09-15
birthPlace Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Red Deer, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED
conflict North-West Rebellion NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United Kingdom
deathDate 1925-07-09
education Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED
employer British Army NERFINISHED
Canadian Militia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup British
familyName Strange NERFINISHED
genreOfWork military memoir
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle Major-General
knownFor artillery expertise
role in suppressing the North-West Rebellion
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Royal Artillery NERFINISHED
militaryRank Major-General NERFINISHED
militaryUnit Royal Regiment of Artillery NERFINISHED
name Thomas Bland Strange NERFINISHED
nickname Gunner Jingo NERFINISHED
notableFor leading Canadian forces during the 1885 North-West Rebellion
occupation author
soldier
participatedIn defence organization of the Canadian North-West
positionHeld Commander of Alberta Field Force NERFINISHED
publicationDateOfWork 1893
residence Calgary, North-West Territories NERFINISHED
Red Deer, Alberta NERFINISHED
retirement 1893
serviceEnd 1893
serviceStart 1849
stationedIn Canada NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED

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North-West Rebellion opposingCommander Thomas Bland Strange