What the records say
- When
- 1870
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 49.89° N, 97.14° W
- Description
- 1870 Red River Rebellion military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Wolseley expedition
1870 Canadian military operation
The Wolseley expedition was a military force authorized by Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and the Métis in 1870, during the Red River Rebellion, at the Red River Colony in what is now the province of Manitoba. The expedition was also intended to counter American expansionist sentiments in northern border states.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Red River Rebellion in Canada ends with the arrival of the Wolseley Expedition and the flight of Louis Riel”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’expédition de Wolseley quitte Toronto pour combattre la rébellion de la rivière Rouge au Manitoba”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page