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The Prince Albert Volunteers or Prince Albert Rifles were a historical body of militia organized in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , which served as Canadian government militia during the North-West Rebellion .. militia. militia. Canadian. Canadian. North-West Rebellion. North-West Rebellion. `` Gentleman '' Joe McKay , an Anglo-Metis scout of the North-West Mounted Police was sent to Prince Albert from Fort Carlton to enlist about 20 men as volunteers on 20 March 1885 .. Anglo-Metis. Anglo-Metis. North-West Mounted Police. North-West Mounted Police. Fort Carlton. Fort Carlton. Metis. Metis people ( Canada ). On the 21st , 22 men were sworn in before Lieutenant Colonel Sproat .. The volunteers were commanded by Captain Moore , who had retired from the Canadian militia .. militia. militia. Canadian. Canadian. On the 23rd they arrived at Fort Carlton and were armed with Snider-Enfield rifles .. Fort Carlton. Fort Carlton. Snider-Enfield. Snider-Enfield. They saw their only action fighting alongside the police against Gabriel Dumont 's Metis forces at the Battle of Duck Lake on March 26 , 1885 , where they suffered the heaviest casualties of combatants involved  : of the forty-one Volunteers sent , nine were killed .. Gabriel Dumont. Gabriel Dumont ( Metis leader ). Metis. Metis people ( Canada ). Battle of Duck Lake. Battle of Duck Lake. Most of those who died are buried at St. Mary 's Anglican Church cemetery just west of Prince Albert .. Anglican. Anglican. Nine of them were killed at Duck Lake , their bodies left on the field until emissaries from Louis Riel arranged for their safe retrieval by citizens of Prince Albert .. Louis Riel. Louis Riel. For the remainder of the rebellion the volunteers stayed penned up in the stockade at Prince Albert , safeguarding the community until relieved by General Frederick Middleton and his Northwest Field Force after the Battle of Batoche .. Frederick Middleton. Frederick Middleton. Northwest Field Force. Northwest Field Force. Battle of Batoche. Battle of Batoche