List: Military history of Canada

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•  Fort Ticonderoga

  Fort Ticonderoga, formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century fort built at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in upstate New York in the United States. It was constructed by the French between 1754 and 1757 during the Seven Years' War, often referred to as the French and Indian War in the USA, and was of strategic importance during the 18th-century colonial conflicts between Great Britain and France, and again to a lesser extent during the American Revolutionary War.

  

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•  North-West Rebellion

  The North-West Rebellion (or the North West Resistance Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel against the Dominion of Canada, which they believed had failed to address their concerns for the survival of their people.

  

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•  In Flanders Fields

  "In Flanders Fields" is one of the most famous poems written during World War I, created in the form of a French rondeau. It has been called "the most popular poem" produced during that period. Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote it on 3 May 1915, after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 22 years old, the day before. The poem was first published on 8 December of that year in the London-based magazine Punch.

  

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•  Queen Anne's War

  Queen Anne's War (1702–1713), as it was known in the English colonies, was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought between France and England in North America for control of the continent. The conflict was part of the War of the Spanish Succession, which was primarily fought in Europe. In addition to the two main combatants, the war also involved numerous American Indian tribes allied with each nation, and Spain, which was allied with France. The war was fought on three fronts.

  

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•  King George's War

  King George's War is the name given to the operations in North America that formed part of the 1744–1748 War of the Austrian Succession. It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars.

  

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•  British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

  The Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), officially renamed the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) in 1942 and often known simply as "The Scheme" or "The Plan", was a massive, joint military aircrew training program for the air forces of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War.

  

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•  Colonial militia in Canada

  From the founding of New France until the establishment of a professional Canadian Army, the colonial militia played an extremely important role in the defence of Canada. Today, many citizen soldiers serve in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Forces.

  

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•  Caroline affair

  The Caroline affair (also known as the Caroline case) was a series of events beginning in 1837 that strained relations between the United States and Britain. A group of Canadian rebels, led by William Lyon Mackenzie, seeking a Canadian republic, had been forced to flee to the United States after leading the failed Upper Canada Rebellion in Upper Canada.

  

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•  Red River Rebellion

  The Red River Rebellion or Red River Resistance are names given to the events surrounding the actions of a provisional government established by Métis leader Louis Riel in 1869 at the Red River Settlement in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Rebellion was the first crisis the new government faced following Canadian Confederation in 1867.

  

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•  Snowbirds

  Officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team whose purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel". The squadron is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Forces Air Command and is based in CFB Moose Jaw, near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Snowbirds are the first Canadian air demonstration team to be designated as a squadron.

  

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•  Pig War

  The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities over the boundary between the United States and British North America. The specific area in dispute was the San Juan Islands, which lie between Vancouver Island and the North American mainland. The Pig War, so called because it was triggered by the shooting of a pig, is also called the Pig Episode, the Pig and Potato War, the San Juan Boundary Dispute or the Northwestern Boundary Dispute.

  

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•  Royal Military College of Canada

  The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers. Located on Point Frederick, a 41-hectare peninsula in Kingston, Ontario, the college is a blend of older, historic buildings and modern academic, athletic, and dormitory facilities.

  

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•  Fort Niagara

  Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in North America. It is located near Youngstown, New York, on the eastern bank of the Niagara River at its mouth, on Lake Ontario.

  

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•  Military history of Canada

  The military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and the role of the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For thousands of years, the area that would become Canada was the site of sporadic intertribal wars among First Nations peoples. Beginning in the 16th century, the arrival of Europeans led to conflicts with Aboriginal peoples and among the invading Europeans in the New World.

  

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•  Canadian Corps

  The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the addition of the 3rd Canadian Division in December 1915 and the 4th Canadian Division in August 1916. The organization of a 5th Canadian Division began in February 1917, but it was still not fully formed when it was broken up in February 1918 and its men used to reinforce the other four divisions.

  

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•  List of Canadian divisions in World War II

  List of Canadian divisions in the Second World War 1st Canadian Infantry Division 2nd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (CAOF) 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division 6th Canadian Infantry Division 6th Canadian Infantry Division (CAPF) 7th Canadian Infantry Division 8th Canadian Infantry Division

  

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•  Joint Task Force 2

  Formed in 1993, Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2), is a Canadian Special Forces unit responsible for counter-terrorist operations. Subordinate to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, it comprises approximately 600 members. The Government of Canada has historically been very secretive about releasing any information relating to JTF2's capabilities, organization and operational missions.

  

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•  Nobel, Ontario

  Nobel is a village located on the picturesque shores of Parry Sound. It is located in the Municipality of McDougall in the District of Parry Sound. The community is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. Nobel was the home, in World War I, of two explosives factories: The British Cordite Limited and Canadian Explosives Ltd. Both sites closed in 1922. Explosives and munitions were also produced at Nobel in World War II.

  

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•  Battle of Kapyong

  The Battle of Kapyong, also known as the Battle of Jiaping, was fought during the Korean War from 22–25 April 1951 between United Nations (UN) forces—primarily Australian and Canadian—and the Chinese communist People’s Volunteer Army. The fighting occurred during the Chinese Spring Offensive and saw the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade establish blocking positions in the Kapyong Valley, on a key route south to the capital, Seoul.

  

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•  Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion

  The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion or Mac-Paps were a battalion of Canadians who fought as part of the XV International Brigade on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. Except for France, no other country gave a greater proportion of its population as volunteers in Spain than Canada. The first Canadians in the conflict were dispatched mainly with the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Battalion and later the North American George Washington Battalion, with about forty Canadians serving in each group.

  

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•  Ogdensburg Agreement

  The Ogdensburg Agreement is an agreement signed on August 17, 1940, between Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada and United States President Franklin Roosevelt in Heuvelton near Ogdensburg, New York.

  

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•  Distant Early Warning Line

  The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. It was set up to detect incoming Soviet bombers during the Cold War, a task which quickly became outdated when intercontinental ballistic missiles became the main delivery system for nuclear weapons.

  

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•  Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  The Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to the war memorial in 2000, and holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during World War I.

  

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•  No. 2 Construction Battalion

  The No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), was the only all-black battalion in Canadian military history and also the only one to serve in World War I. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel D.H. Sutherland, formerly of the 193rd Battalion, CEF, all but one of the unit's 19 officers were white, the exception being Honorary Captain William A. White.

  

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