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==History==
Founded in ], Fort Pitt was the major Hudson's Bay trading post between ] and ], located at a large bend in the North Saskatchewan River just east of the modern ] and ] border. It was one of 2 principal points for signing ] in ]. On 14 and 15 April ], during the ], Chief ]s ] band besieged the fort. The ] in which a policeman was killed, the natives permitted the fort's ] detachment to flee downriver and then took the civilian occupants ] and looted the post .

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Fort Pitt is a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company on the North Saskatchewan River in Canada.

History

Founded in 1830, Fort Pitt was the major Hudson's Bay trading post between Fort Edmonton and Fort Carlton, located at a large bend in the North Saskatchewan River just east of the modern Alberta and Saskatchewan border. It was one of 2 principal points for signing Treaty No 6 in 1876. On 14 and 15 April 1885, during the North-West Rebellion, Chief Big Bears Cree band besieged the fort. The Battle of Fort Pitt in which a policeman was killed, the natives permitted the fort's North West Mounted Police detachment to flee downriver and then took the civilian occupants prisoner and looted the post .

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