Red River Expedition

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The Red River Expedition was a Canadian military campaign in 1870 sent to the Red River Colony (in present-day Manitoba) to assert federal authority and respond to Louis Riel’s provisional government during the Red River Rebellion.

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Red River Expedition canonical 3
Red River expedition of 1852 1

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instanceOf military expedition
aftermath increased tensions between Métis and Canadian authorities
military presence in the new province of Manitoba
alsoKnownAs Wolseley Expedition
commander Garnet Wolseley
linked to: Viscount Wolseley
composedOf British regular troops
Canadian militia units
conflict Red River Rebellion
country Canada
date 1870-05
1870-08
endTime 1870
followedBy creation of the province of Manitoba
hasCause Red River Rebellion
establishment of Louis Riel's provisional government
historicalPeriod post-Confederation Canada
location Red River Colony
Rupert's Land
present-day Manitoba
militaryBranch British Army
Canadian militia
militaryStrength approximately 1,200 soldiers
namedAfter Red River of the North
notableCommander Garnet Wolseley
linked to: Viscount Wolseley
objective assert Canadian federal authority in Red River Colony
respond to Louis Riel’s provisional government
secure transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada
opponent provisional government of Red River
supporters of Louis Riel
organizedBy Canadian federal government
Government of Canada
partOf Canadian expansion into the West
Red River Rebellion
relatedTo Louis Riel
Manitoba Act, 1870
Red River Resistance
Rupert's Land transfer
result consolidation of Canadian control over Red River region
flight of Louis Riel from Red River
occupation of Red River Colony by Canadian and British forces
routeTaken through northern Ontario to Lake of the Woods
via Great Lakes and overland portages
significance helped establish Canadian sovereignty in the West
precedent for later Canadian military expeditions in the Northwest
startTime 1870
year 1870

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Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley participatedIn Red River Expedition
subject linked to: Viscount Wolseley
Red River campaign alsoKnownAs Red River Expedition
Randolph B. Marcy notableExpedition Red River expedition of 1852
linked to: Red River Expedition
James Farquharson Macleod participatedIn Red River Expedition