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Conflict Americas

Northwest Rebellion

1885 CE

Louis Riel's second uprising was crushed by Canadian troops transported by the newly-built transcontinental railway. Riel's execution remains one of the most divisive events in Canadian history.

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North-West Rebellion on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Métis and Cree resistance (Louis Riel, Poundmaker)
  • Canadian government

Key moments

Defining events in the Northwest Rebellion.

  1. 1885 Battle of Duck Lake
  2. 1885 Battle of Batoche
  3. 1885 Battle of Cut Knife

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