For that is what it now is. Gabriel has excellent scouts and an excellent communications system of fast horsemen. He even has a friend who is serving as a freighter for General Middleton’s army, and all tell him that forces approach at a speed Louis did not think possible. Poor Louis. He is a great spiritual man, but not a great military strategist. This army doesn’t approach in order to sit down at the table and talk. They are coming to fight. Thankfully, it’s already become apparent that many of the Canadian soldiers are green volunteers who, it appears, have never even camped outside. The army wears bright red tunics that can be spotted from miles away, and like any large force, it marches in a noisy column that makes it difficult to manoeuvre through some of the thicker river bush of aspen and willow and poplar. Gabriel and his people know this area well, though, and know when to hit and when to run. But Louis refuses to allow Gabriel to go on the offensive, using every excuse he can muster: what about the police in Prince Albert?
What do You think about Louis Riel And Gabriel Dumont?
