ttleford and Fort Pitt. At Frog Lake Wandering Spirit and his Indians murdered the Indian representative. The Frog Lake incident encouraged the Canadian government to get involved. John A. Macdonald had not the West seriously, but the Frog Lake massacre quickly caught his attention. John A. increased the amount of food and money to the Indians and a military force of 5,000 men were sent to General Middleton.Gabriel Dumont and 350 Mtis were to defend Batoche. Dumont believed that the only way of to defend this was through Indian warfare. He wanted to attack quickly by surprise than immediately leaving. Riel was against this plan. He wanted to avoid violence as long as possible. He wanted to carry out negotiations. This attitude of Riel had very bad consequences for the Mtis. It allowed Middleton to come to Batoche in safety. Dumont then decided to set a trap for him at Fish Creek. On April 24, Riel and Dumont set out from Batoche with 200 Mtis. As they arrived at Fish Creek, Riel changed his mind and wanted the Mtis to return to Batoche. At that moment a messenger brought word to them that a Mounted Police were approaching Batoche from the direction of Qu'Appelle. Dumont sent 50 men back to defend the settlement, under Riel's leadership. With Gabriel Dumont in command, the battle of Fish Creek ended in a draw. . In Batoche Riel was beginning to have doubts about the decisions he had made. Riel asked Poundmaker and Big Bear for help, but they would not arrive in time.Middleton stopped for two weeks to rest his men. The fourth day of the battle, the Mtis were defeated. The two leaders reacted differently to this defeat. Both of the leader were hidden in the woods in Batoche. Riel, after checking the safety of his family, went into the woods to pray. He made no attempt to flee. When Middleton told him to surrender, he replied that he would give himself up to fulfill God's will and that he wanted freedom for all of his people. He sai...
