The great tradition of the Northwest Mounted Police, or the Mounties, have a long-established tradition of going to remote places to straighten out difficult and dangerous situations. On this date in 1874, the Mounties began their great March West. It was an amazing spectacle of over 200 men plus animals. Their primary objective was Fort Whoop-Up and the dismantling of the illegal whiskey trade. They also worked to improve relations between the settlers and the native peoples.
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