louis riel led an armed uprising and seized fort garry.
louis riel led an armed uprising and seized fort garry.
who led an armed uprising and seized fort garry?
louis riel
scott was employed by the canadian government as a surveyor during the red river rebellion. he was first arrested and imprisoned in december 1869 at upper fort garry by louis riel and his men while trying to attack the fort along with 34 other volunteers. thomas scott had briefly escaped upper fort garry in january with john christian schultz and charles mair. in february 1870, scott, alongside several volunteers amassed a rescue party outside john christian schultz's house in kildonan that sought to free any remaining prisoners at fort garry. summarily, the métis released the prisoners and the rescue party was dispersed. scott and several volunteers marched to portage, but passed too close to fort garry, where scott was captured and imprisoned by riel's garrison once again. charles mair and john christian schultz travelled through america and later reached ontario to urge the government for an extensive military expedition to the red river settlement. the joint-military operation of the wolseley expedition dispatched the ontario 1st and 60th rifles alongside british troops in may 1870. it has been reported that thomas scott suffered severe diarrhea during his second incarceration, which was said to have had a negative effect on both scott and his captors. during his captivity, scott was an extraordinarily difficult, opinionated, and verbally abusive individualist who refused to acknowledge his captors' legal authority. there is some evidence that thomas had an altercation with a group of guards that had brought him out and injured him so severely that louis riel had him locked into another cell with a stronger lock, partly for his own safety. it has also been documented that scott's fellow prisoners had asked that he be removed due to his obnoxious behaviour while in captivity. he was eventually executed for committing insubordination following a trial.
thomas scott (orangeman)
the fort garry horse originated in winnipeg, manitoba on 15 april 1912, as the 34th regiment of cavalry. the following year it was re-designated the 34th fort garry horse on 2 january 1913 and the fort garry horse following the great war on 15 march 1920. on 15 december 1936, it was amalgamated with the manitoba horse. during the second world war it was re-designated the 2nd regiment, the fort garry horse on 13 august 1940 and the 10th (reserve) armoured regiment, (the fort garry horse), on 1 april 1941. after the second world war it was re-designated as the 10th armoured regiment (the fort garry horse), on 31 january 1946, as the fort garry horse (10th armoured regiment), on 4 february 1949; the fort garry horse on 19 may 1958, the 2nd fort garry horse on 11 october 1958, the fort garry horse (militia) on 1 january 1960 and finally the fort garry horse on 16 june 1970, following the reduction to nil strength of the regular force regiment.
the fort garry horse