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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.
Schultz and his followers were actively engaged in land speculation, and were viewed with extreme suspicion by most of Red River's Métis community. During the Red River Rebellion of 1869–70, Schultz emerged as one of the leading opponents of Louis Riel's provisional government (which was supported by most of the area's population). Schultz's ...
The Wolseley expedition was a military force authorized by Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and the Métis in 1870, during the Red River Rebellion, at the Red River Colony in what is now the province of Manitoba. The expedition was also intended to counter American expansionist sentiments in northern border states.
During the Red River Rebellion, Scott was first arrested and imprisoned in December 1869 at Upper Fort Garry by Louis Riel and his men along with the party of 45 who had fortified themselves in Schultz's store and warehouse in a challenge to the authority of The National Committee of the Metis of the Red River led by Louis Riel.
Red River Rebellion (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Conflicts in 1869" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 – 8 June 1923) was a Métis politician, farmer, and military leader under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870. He was tried and sentenced to death for his role in the execution of Thomas Scott , but his sentence was commuted to five years exile by the Governor General ...
November 2, 1869 — Red River Rebellion: Armed Métis turn back Canadian appointed Lieutenant Governor William McDougall, and Louis Riel and his men seize Fort Garry. November 27, 1869 — A Provisional Government, incorporating most elements of Red River Colony, is formed. December 7, 1869 — Louis Riel arrested 56 people at Dr. Schultz's store.
John Bruce c. 1869. John Bruce (or Brousse; died 26 October 1893) was the first president of the Métis provisional government at the Red River Colony during the Red River Rebellion of 1869. He resigned because he was sick and his secretary, Louis Riel, became the president. [1]