North-West Rebellion
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The North-West Rebellion was an 1885 armed uprising of Métis and Indigenous peoples in what is now western Canada against the Canadian government, led by Louis Riel and ultimately suppressed by federal forces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North-West Rebellion canonical | 10 |
| North West Rebellion | 2 |
| North-West Rebellion of 1885 | 2 |
| North-West Resistance | 2 |
| surrender of Louis Riel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1885 Rebellion
ⓘ
North-West Rebellion ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Resistance
|
| commander |
Gabriel Dumont
ⓘ
Louis Riel ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| endTime | 1885-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | trial of Louis Riel ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Indigenous treaty rights disputes
ⓘ
Métis land rights grievances ⓘ construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ decline of the bison ⓘ economic hardship on the Prairies ⓘ expansion of Canadian settlement westward ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
execution of Louis Riel
ⓘ
expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s strategic importance ⓘ heightened tensions between French and English Canadians ⓘ increased federal control over the West ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Assiniboine people
ⓘ
British regular forces ⓘ Canadian militia ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Militia
Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian government
Cree peoples ⓘ Métis ⓘ
surface form:
Métis people
Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Mounted Police
|
| historicalRegion |
Plains of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Prairies
|
| leader | Louis Riel ⓘ |
| location |
Northwest Territories
ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Territories
present-day Alberta ⓘ present-day Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| mainBattle |
Battle of Batoche
ⓘ
Battle of Cut Knife ⓘ Battle of Fish Creek ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Duck Lake
Battle of Fish Creek ⓘ Battle of Frenchman Butte ⓘ Battle of Loon Lake ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Frederick Dobson Middleton
ⓘ
Thomas Bland Strange ⓘ William Dillon Otter ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Indigenous–state relations in Canada
ⓘ
history of Western Canada ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Métis and Indigenous forces
ⓘ
victory of Canadian government forces ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of Batoche
ⓘ
North-West Rebellion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
surrender of Louis Riel
|
| startTime | 1885-03 ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North-West Resistance
this entity surface form:
North-West Rebellion of 1885
subject surface form:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
this entity surface form:
North West Rebellion
subject surface form:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
this entity surface form:
North West Rebellion
subject surface form:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
this entity surface form:
North-West Rebellion of 1885
this entity surface form:
North-West Resistance
this entity surface form:
surrender of Louis Riel