Circumstances Alter Photographs
James Peters's first photograph of battle action at Fish Creek: He shot it from his horse as bullets whizzed around him.
Soldiers butcher a cow seized from the Métis at Fish Creek in a plate Peters titled "The First Fresh Meat (Loot)."
A soldier cuts a comrade's hair after the Battle of Fish Creek.
A scene from the camp after the Battle of Fish Creek showing an artillery unit in training.
The general leading the Canadian forces meets with local priests at Batoche. The meeting ended suddenly when Métis fighters started firing on the soldiers from the nearby woods.
Two cannons fire on Batoche during the shelling that began the battle.
A house in Batoche burns after being hit by cannon fire.
Soldiers sleep in trenches protected by supply boxes during the four-day Battle of Batoche.
A plate that James Peters called "Camp at Gardepuy's Crossing": This was where the Canadian forces set up camp after capturing Batoche, and where Louis Riel was held prisoner.
Louis Riel in custody after the Battle of Batoche.