What battle did James Edward Tait fight in that caused the town Jetait, Manitoba to be named after him?
Jetait, Manitoba Jetait is a locality southwest of Granville Lake. CBGN records (1953) indicated this to be a Canadian National Railway point, named by the CNR after World War I Casualty Captain James Edward Tait who was awarded the Military Cross and the Victoria Cross for his "consipicuous bravery" at the Battle of Amiens (1918). He had worked on the original surveys for the Hudson Bay Railway.
1826 Red River flood The 1826 Red River Flood was a devastating flood that took place along the Red River in Manitoba. The flood was the largest to impact the Winnipeg area (reaching a peak flow 40% above that of the 1997 Red River flood), and was exacerbated by high winds and ice jams. The flooding caused a redistribution of population in the Red River Valley, affected the placement of the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and greatly influenced future disaster planning in the province.