Pemmican War

The Pemmican War was a series of violent confrontations between the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC) in the Canadas from 1812 to 1821. It started after the establishment of the Red River Colony by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk in 1812, and ended in 1821 when the NWC was merged into the HBC. The conflict was sparked by the Pemmican Proclamation issued by Governor Miles Macdonell, which disallowed any person from exporting pemmican, a key foodstuff for those involved in the North American fur trade, out of the Red River Colony. This was fiercely opposed by the Métis, who were mostly affiliated with the NWC and opposed to both the colony and the HBC's dominance in the region.

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1816 Battle of Seven Oaks

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1869 Red River Rebellion

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1816	Battle of Seven Oaks	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1869	Red River Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	war	1812	Pemmican War	war	Wikidata
site	fort	1738	Fort Rouge	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum	The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park	military museum, museum, park	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Naval Museum of Manitoba	naval museum	Wikidata