Robert Semple (Canada)
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Robert Semple was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
from autumn 1815 until his death at the Battle of Seven Oaks
. In May 1816, the Métis
led by Cuthbert Grant
thought Semple and his men were going to declare war, so they got ready. Semple and some men went to confront the Métis, and a fight broke out. Semple and most of his men died, while only one Métis soldier died.
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
from autumn 1815 until his death at the Battle of Seven Oaks
Battle of Seven Oaks (1816)
The Battle of Seven Oaks took place on June 19, 1816, during the long dispute between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company, rival fur-trading companies in western Canada.-Background:Miles Macdonell had issued the Pemmican Proclamation...
. In May 1816, the Métis
Métis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
led by Cuthbert Grant
Cuthbert Grant
Cuthbert Grant was a prominent Métis leader of the early nineteenth century.-Life:Grant was the son of a Scottish father and Métis mother. He was born in 1793 at Fort Tremblant, a North West Company trading post located near the present-day town of Togo, Saskatchewan, where his father was a manager...
thought Semple and his men were going to declare war, so they got ready. Semple and some men went to confront the Métis, and a fight broke out. Semple and most of his men died, while only one Métis soldier died.