| Fort Douglas | |
|---|---|
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Red_River_summer_view_1822.jpg) Red River summer view in 1822 with Fort Douglas in the background by Peter Rindisbacher | |
| Type | Fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Hudson's Bay Company |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1813-1815 |
| In use | 1814-1826 |
| Battles/wars | Pemmican War Battle of Seven Oaks |
| Official name | Forts Rouge, Garry, and Gibraltar National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1924 |
Fort Douglas was the Selkirk Settlement (Red River Colony) fort and the first fort associated with the Hudson's Bay Company near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in today's city of Winnipeg.
Named for Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, founder of the Selkirk Settlement, the fort was in the immediate vicinity (down river) of the rivaling North West Company's Fort Gibraltar.[1]