battles & revolutions library

 

Canada may not seem like a warring nation, but it had its share of important battles and revolutions. Learn about them in these articles.

Featured Article:  Battle of Queenston Heights

Queenston Heights, Battle of, October 13, 1812, a British victory in the War of 1812. See more »

Aroostook War

Aroostook War an undeclared and bloodless conflict between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, in 1839 that almost led to war between the United States and Great Britain.

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Assiniboia

Assiniboia, the name of two former districts in western Canada. The first was created in 1811 when land was granted by the Hudson's Bay Company to Lord Selkirk, a Scottish colonizer.

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Battle of Quebec

Quebec, Battle of, September 13, 1759, the decisive battle of the French and Indian War.

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Battle of Queenston Heights

Queenston Heights, Battle of, October 13, 1812, a British victory in the War of 1812.

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King George's War

King George's War, 1744-48, a war between England and France in eastern Canada.

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Red River Rebellion

Red River Rebellion, 1869-70, an uprising against the canadiann government by the metis (persons of mixed French and Indian ancestry) in the Red River Valley of what is now Manitoba.

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Saskatchewan Rebellion

Saskatchewan Rebellion, 1885, the second and last uprising in Canada of the metis (persons of mixed French and Indian ancestry), led by Louis Riel.

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