CNHS - Battle of Seven Oaks ~ Winnipeg MB
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PeterNoG
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This Canadian National Historic plaque is dedicated to The Battle of Seven Oaks. This 'Site' plaque is on a stone monument that was erected in 1891 (60 years before the plaque). It's on the corner of Main St and Rupertsland Blvd in Winnipeg, MB.
Waymark Code: WM92CN
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/17/2010
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~ English text from marker ~
BATTLE OF SEVEN OAKS
Here at Frog Plain, on June 19,1816. Robert Semple, Governor of the Red River Settlement, and about 26 men confronted a North West Company brigade from the Assiniboine River, led by the young Metis clerk, Cuthbert Grant . The Metis saw the settlement as a threat to their way of life. Semple, brace but obstinate, was [prepared to insist on his authority as Governor. Tempers flared, a shot was fired, and Semple and twenty of his men were cut down. Regardless of what Grant's plan had originally been, he was now committed to action, and went on to capture Fort Douglas, headquarters of the settlement.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
~ 1951 ~
~ Text from stone monument ~
SEVEN OAKS
Erected in 1891
by the
Manitoba Historical Society
through the generosity of the
Countess of Selkirk
on the site of Seven Oaks
where fell
Governor Robert Semple and
twenty of his officers and men
June 19, 1816
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Manitoba
Location - City name/Town name: Winnipeg
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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