Talk:Battle of Seven Oaks (1816)

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Can you tell me where exactly does this take place please?

Thank you for the information, Lainie

Hmm...I guess that should be in the article! It took place in modern Manitoba, near Winnipeg. Adam Bishop 03:22, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I am from Winnipeg MB and to clarify further Seven Oaks is part of the Greater Winnipeg City.

Took place in Seven Oaks, near the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, in the heart of what is now Winnipeg.

The battle took place in the northern part of the city, near where the Seven Oaks Museum now stands. A large log home was built in the area in 1851-53 by a man named John Inkster. It is now one of the oldest extant residential buildings in Manitoba, and is the home of the museum. It is located at 115 Rupertsland Blvd. A lot of that same neighborhood is known as Seven Oaks, with a number of businesses and an elementary school carrying the name.

The junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (or the Forks) is approximately where Fort Gibralter (the Métis fort) stood, about 2.5 miles south of the battle scene, while Fort Douglas (the Hudson Bay Colony fort) was said to be a short distance north of the battle site, perhaps near Kildonan Park.

Couillaud 21:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)