Historedia
Person

Cuthbert Grant

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1814–1817

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Cuthbert Grant, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Seven Oaks: Hudson's Bay Company defeated by North West Company

    1814–1817

    Role: Métis leader and North West Company clerk

    1. 8 January 1814 · Red River ColonyPemmican Proclamation

      Miles MacDonell issued the Pemmican Proclamation in January 1814, prohibiting pemmican exports from the Red River Colony.

    2. March 1816 · Red River ColonyDestruction of Fort Gibraltar

      In March 1816, the Hudson's Bay Company seized and destroyed Fort Gibraltar to prevent North West Company trans-shipping.

    3. 19 June 1816 · Seven Oaks (la Grenouillière)Battle of Seven Oaks

      On 19 June 1816, Cuthbert Grant led a group of Métis and First Nations freighters towards Seven Oaks.

    4. May 1817 · Red River ColonyRoyal Commission Inquiry

      The British government appointed Lieutenant Colonel William Bachelor Coltman as Royal Commissioner in May 1817.

Sources

  1. Battle of Seven Oaks Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22