seven oaks massacre

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(1816) Destruction of a Canadian fur-trading settlement. Sixty Métis, directed by an agent of the North West Co., attempted to run provisions past the rival Hudson's Bay Co. settlement on the Red River. They were intercepted by the colony's governor and 25 soldiers at Seven Oaks, near the settlement. An argument grew into a fight in which the Métis killed 20 men, including the governor. They then threatened the remaining settlers with massacre, forcing them to abandon the colony. The settlement was restored the next year
seven oaks massacre

    Silbentrennung

    sev·en Oaks mas·sa·cre

    Türkische aussprache

    sevın ōks mäsıkır

    Aussprache

    /ˈsevən ˈōks ˈmasəkər/ /ˈsɛvən ˈoʊks ˈmæsəkɜr/
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