Fort Douglas (Canada)

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Fort Douglas
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Type	Fort
Built	1812
In use	1812-1816
Battles/wars	Battle of Seven Oaks

Fort Douglas was a fort of the Hudson's Bay Company that was built by Scottish and Irish settlers in 1812 in what is today Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was in the immediate vicinity (down river) of the North West Company establishment, Fort Gibraltar. During the conflict between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company, the fort was burned by the Métis and employees of the North West Company. The fort was soon rebuilt and there was a short period of relative peace. After the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816, the fort was again destroyed, and the settlers were removed from their land. It was used as a trading post.