Honoré Jackson
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William Henry Jackson, also known as Honoré Jackson or Jaxon, was secretary to Louis Riel during the North-West Rebellion in Canada in 1885. He was married to Aimée, a former teacher in Chicago.
Honoré Jaxon, 1907, Chicago
Battle of Duck Lake
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The Battle of Duck Lake was an infantry skirmish on 26 March 1885 between North-West Mounted Police forces of the Government of Canada, and the Métis militia of Louis Riel's newly established Provisio
Honoré Jackson
…a provisional government. Open fighting broke out between the disgruntled Métis and the North-West Mounted Police along with hastily raised militia on March 18 at Duck Lake. That same day (18 March 1885), Jackson was baptized Catholic by Father Fourmond. Riel stood as godfather for the ceremony and gave him the name "Honoré…
This contemporary illustration of the Battle of Duck Lake offers a romanticized depiction of the skirmish.