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Capture of Fort William (1816)

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The Capture of Fort William took place on 13 August 1816, when the Earl of Selkirk with disbanded De Meuron soldiers seized the North West Company's headquarters and arrested partners after the Seven Oaks massacre; a plaque was unveiled on 13 August 1963 by Mayor Ernest H. Reed at Paterson Park.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Unveiling of Historic Plaques", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. 35. Archived: datum.locker.
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