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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Thomas Bland Strange canonical 2

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

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North-West Rebellion → opposingCommander → Thomas Bland Strange ⓘ
Thomas Bland Strange → name → Thomas Bland Strange ⓘ