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Red River Rebellion

The Red River Rebellion (French: Rébellion de la rivière Rouge), also known as the Red River Resistance, Red River uprising, or First Riel Rebellion, was the sequence of events that led up to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Colony, in the early stages of establishing today's Canadian province of Manitoba.

Red River Rebellion
Red River Rebellion · Unknown author Unknown author , believed to be Joseph Langevin. [ 3 ] [ 4 ], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1869
Where
Red River Colony
Era
Modern

Topics

Canada1690 – todayUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1731 – 1942

People

Before and after

Naval Battle of Hakodate1869Franco-Prussian War1870 – 1871Show on timeline

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