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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: Red River Rebellion
Red River Rebellion, 1869-70, an uprising against the Canadian government by the métis (persons of mixed French and Indian ancestry) in the Red River Valley of what is now Manitoba. See more »
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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, 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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Quebec, Battle of, September 13, 1759, the decisive battle of the French and Indian War.
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Queenston Heights, Battle of, October 13, 1812, a British victory in the War of 1812.
See more »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, 1869-70, an uprising against the Canadian government by the métis (persons of mixed French and Indian ancestry) in the Red River Valley of what is now Manitoba.
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Saskatchewan Rebellion, 1885, the second and last uprising in Canada of the métis (persons of mixed French and Indian ancestry), led by Louis Riel.
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