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Battle of Seven Oaks
- When
- 19 June 1816
- Where
- Seven Oaks (la Grenouillière)
On 19 June 1816, Cuthbert Grant led a group of Métis and First Nations freighters towards Seven Oaks.
Grant led approximately 60 mounted men to escort a pemmican shipment to Lake Winnipeg. The confrontation occurred near modern-day Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is known as the Seven Oaks Massacre or Incident. It was a violent clash between the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company forces.
Sources
- Battle of Seven Oaks Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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