jan 3, 1815 - Battle of seven oaks
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The conflict came to a head on June 19, 1816, at the Battle of Seven Oaks.
Seven Oaks was located near Hudson’s Bay Company’s Fort Douglas. Led
by Métis leader Cuthbert Grant, 61 Métis who worked for the North West
Company attacked 25 Hudson’s Bay Company employees and settlers from the
Red River Settlement. The battle resulted in the deaths of 20 of these men and
one Métis
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