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Which campaign is Wolseley best known for in Canada?

  • Red River Campaign

  • Quebec Campaign

  • Battle of Toronto

  • Nova Scotia Uprising

Answer

Wolseley is best known for the Red River Campaign in Canada. In 1870, he led a force of 1,200 men to Fort Garry, the capital of the Red River Colony, to suppress the Red River Rebellion.
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