"CLARKE'S CROSSING, Northwest Territory, May 16.--Riel was captured at noon yesterday near Batoche, having been found in the road unarmed a little south of Batoche in company with three men."
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The fighting was over by the time they got around to hanging Riel. He was captured at the Battle of Batoche.
Louis Riel was executed on November 16, 1885.
Louis Riel didnt fight metis people, he was a metis, he was fighting FOR the metis
because he was a traitor
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and was hanged in Regina, Northwest Territories, on November 16, 1885. (Regina is now the capital of the Province of Saskatchewan.) Riel is the only person in Canada's history to have been executed for the crime of treason.
The fighting was over by the time they got around to hanging Riel. He was captured at the Battle of Batoche.
Louis Riel's father. a well-respected leader in the Métis community, was also named Louis Riel.
Louis Riel did not "come to Alberta."
Louis Riel is remembered for the Manitoba Act .
why did Louis Riel form Manitoba
Louis Riel - comics - was created in 2003.
Louis Riel - comics - happened in 2003.
Louis Riel was executed on November 16, 1885.
Louis Riel was born on October 22, 1844.
Louis Riel was a very knid hearted person.
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and sentenced to death.
Louis Riel's father was also named Louis Riel. He too played a prominent role among the Métis in Red River.