Battle of Seven Oaks

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The Battle of Seven Oaks was an 1816 violent clash between Hudson’s Bay Company settlers of the Red River Colony and North West Company–aligned Métis and First Nations fighters, often seen as a key moment in the emergence of Métis national identity in what is now Manitoba, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath contributed to 1821 merger of Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company ⓘ
increased British government pressure to end HBC–NWC conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Seven Oaks Incident ⓘ
la Victoire de la Grenouillère ⓘ
associatedGroup Cree ⓘ
Métis Nation ⓘ
linked to: Métis

Saulteaux ⓘ
belligerent First Nations fighters ⓘ
Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ
North West Company–aligned Métis ⓘ
Red River Colony settlers ⓘ
casualties few casualties on Métis side ⓘ
over 20 killed on Hudson’s Bay Company side ⓘ
cause Hudson’s Bay Company attempts to restrict Métis provisioning trade ⓘ
competition in the fur trade ⓘ
tensions over control of pemmican supplies ⓘ
commander Cuthbert Grant ⓘ
Robert Semple ⓘ
commemoratedBy historic plaques in Manitoba ⓘ
commemoratedOn Manitoba Métis Federation flag and ceremonies ⓘ
conflict Pemmican War ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalImpact important theme in Métis historiography ⓘ
subject of Canadian historical scholarship ⓘ
date 1816-06-19 ⓘ
jurisdictionAtTime Rupert’s Land ⓘ
linked to: Rupert's Land
location Manitoba ⓘ
near Red River Colony ⓘ
present-day Winnipeg ⓘ
memorial Seven Oaks Monument in Winnipeg ⓘ
partOf fur trade conflicts in North America ⓘ
predecessorEvent Pemmican Proclamation of 1814 ⓘ
recordedIn Hudson’s Bay Company archives ⓘ
Métis oral histories ⓘ
relatedTo Hudson’s Bay Company–North West Company merger ⓘ
Red River Colony ⓘ
pemmican trade regulations ⓘ
result decisive Métis victory ⓘ
significance key moment in emergence of Métis national identity ⓘ
symbolic victory in Métis oral tradition ⓘ
turning point in Hudson’s Bay Company–North West Company rivalry ⓘ
typeOfEngagement armed clash ⓘ
weaponUsed bladed weapons ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
year 1816 ⓘ

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Red River Colony → significantEvent → Battle of Seven Oaks ⓘ
Red River Colony → conflict → Battle of Seven Oaks ⓘ
Pemmican Proclamation → relatedEvent → Battle of Seven Oaks ⓘ
Pemmican Proclamation → partOf → Hudson’s Bay Company–North West Company conflict ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Seven Oaks
Red River Settlement → significantEvent → Battle of Seven Oaks ⓘ