Battle of Seven Oaks
The Battle of Seven Oaks was a violent confrontation in the Pemmican War between the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC), rivals in the fur trade, that took place on 19 June 1816, the climax of a long dispute in western Canada. The Métis people fought for the North West Company, and they called it "the Victory of Frog Plain" (la Victoire de la Grenouillère).
| Battle of Seven Oaks | |||||||
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| Part of the Pemmican War | |||||||
The Fight at Seven Oaks, 19 June 1816 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Métis of the North West Company | Hudson's Bay Company | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cuthbert Grant | Robert Semple † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 65 | 28 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 |
21 | ||||||
National Historic Site of Canada | |||||||
| Official name | Battle of Seven Oaks National Historic Site of Canada | ||||||
| Designated | 1920 | ||||||
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