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One Long Terrible Journey: The March West
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In 1874, the new North West Mounted Police began their long march from Manitoba to present-day Alberta. It was a terribly-planned march to the west that nearly ended the force before it ever got started.
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- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-west-mounted-police
- University of Lethbridge: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/lib/digitized_collections/ourheritage/index_page_stuff/Following_Trails/NWMP_Background/NWMPMarchWest.html
- Horse Journal: https://www.horsejournals.com/popular/history-heritage/march-west-birth-rcmp-150-years-ago
- CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rcmp-march-west-ends-its-quest-1.171016
- RCMP: https://rcmp.ca/en/history-rcmp/rcmp-origin-story
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