Fort Gibraltar

Fort Gibraltar was founded in 1809 by Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield of the North West Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada. It was located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in the city of Winnipeg. Fort Gibraltar was renamed Fort Garry after the merger of North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821, and became Upper Fort Garry in 1835.

This article is about historic Fort in Canada. For the defence force of the Gibraltar, see British Forces Gibraltar.
Fort Gibraltar
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The fort at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in 1821 by Peter Rindisbacher
TypeFort
Site information
Controlled byNorth West Company
Site history
Built1809
In use1809-1821
Battles/warsPemmican War
Battle of Seven Oaks
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameForts Rouge, Garry, and Gibraltar National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1924
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