Wolseley Expedition - Imperial Military Forces in The Red River Rebellion

Imperial Military Forces in The Red River Rebellion

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  • Kings Royal Rifle Corps (60th Foot)
  • 1st Ontario Rifles
  • 2nd Quebec Rifles
  • The Queen's York Rangers
  • Provisional Battalion of Rifles
  • Provisional Battalion of Artillery
  • detachment of Royal Engineers

The North-West Mounted Police, established three years later in 1873, did not take part in the expedition.

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