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Red River Settlement Hist. 
the colony established by Lord Selkirk in the valley of the Red River in Manitoba in 1812.
See also: Red River Red River colony R.R.S. Selkirk (def. 1) Selkirker Settlement
- 1815 It is said that Captain D'Orsennons with a considerable party, left Fort William in the Autumn, and reached Fort Douglas in Red River settlement about the 10th January.
- 1935 The colony of Assiniboia, as it was officially called, or the Red River Settlement, as it was popularly known, was made up of a population of about 11,500 souls divided into sections: French or Catholics, and English, generally Protestants, the former slightly predominating.
- 1815 It is said that Captain D'Orsennons with a considerable party, left Fort William in the Autumn, and reached Fort Douglas in Red River settlement about the 10th January.