Battle of Seven Oaks

Here at the 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 Métis clerk, Cuthbert Grant. The Métis saw the Settlement as a threat to their way of life; Semple, brave 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 committee to action, and went on to capture Fort Douglas, headquarters of the Settlement.

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Le 19 juin 1816, dans la Grenouillère, le gouverneur de la colonie de la rivière Rouge, Robert Semple, avec vingt-six hommes, affronta une brigade de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest, commandée par Cuthbert Grant. Les Métis considéraient la colonie comme une menace pour leur mode de vie et Semple, brave mais têtu, tenait à faire respecter son autorité. La querelle s’enflamma. Semple et vingt de ses compagnons furent tués. Modifiant son plan initial, Grant devait dès lors passer à l’action: il captura le centre de la colonie, fort Douglas.

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