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Twenty five??? While I guess that's acceptable now that you're an academic and not a grunt. 8)
BTW we seemed to have missed an important military even that happened on this date in 1879. The battle of Rorke's Drift, Wednesday 22- Thursday 23 January, 1879, when some 150 soldiers defended a supply station against some 4000 Zulus. Eleven VCs awarded the most ever in a single action.
For my pennace I will now go home and force myself to watch my ZULU DVD while waiting ofr the election resultys to come on. ;D
BTW we seemed to have missed an important military even that happened on this date in 1879. The battle of Rorke's Drift, Wednesday 22- Thursday 23 January, 1879, when some 150 soldiers defended a supply station against some 4000 Zulus. Eleven VCs awarded the most ever in a single action.
For my pennace I will now go home and force myself to watch my ZULU DVD while waiting ofr the election resultys to come on. ;D
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1792: Lady Simcoe, wintering at Quebec with her husband before he assumes the Lt.-Governor's post in Upper Canada, hosts a modest evening of dinner and dance for 12 members of the 7th Fusiliers.
1899: The detachment of Canadian troops at Ft. Selkirk, part of the Yukon Field Force, is enduring the rigours of winter garrison life. Today the temperature dips below -50 degrees Ferenheit
1915: The capital warships of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet clashed for the first time in the First World War at the Dogger Bank in the North Sea. Vice Admiral Franz von Hipper led out the battlecruisers of his First Scouting Group (Derfflinger, Seydlitz, Moltke) to attempt another bombardment of British coastal towns. However, the battlecruiser von der Tann was not available, having damaged herself in a collision whilst taking evasive action during the Royal Naval Air Service's pioneering air raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day 1914. Hipper therefore took with his force the powerful armoured cruiser Blucher as a substitute. His force was successfully intercepted by Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty with his Battlecruiser Force - Lion, Tiger, Princess Royal, New Zealand and Indomitable. Hipper prudently turned to withdraw, but Blucher's inferior speed allowed the British battlecruisers to close the gap. During the exchange of fire, Blucher took serious hits and Seydlitz came close to blowing up when a catastrophic ammunition fire destroyed both her stern gun turrets. Hipper was forced to abandon Blucher to her fate and run. However, Beatty's flagship HMS Lion had also been badly hit, and forced to withdraw from the fight. Badly phrased signals from Beatty (a serious failing he was to repeat at Jutland), and poor initiative on the part of the next most senior admiral, led to the other Royal Navy battlecruisers concentrating their efforts against the mortally damaged Blucher rather than pursuing Hipper. Thus although a tactical victory for the Royal Navy, Dogger Bank was mainly regarded by contemporaries as a missed opportunity
1899: The detachment of Canadian troops at Ft. Selkirk, part of the Yukon Field Force, is enduring the rigours of winter garrison life. Today the temperature dips below -50 degrees Ferenheit
1915: The capital warships of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet clashed for the first time in the First World War at the Dogger Bank in the North Sea. Vice Admiral Franz von Hipper led out the battlecruisers of his First Scouting Group (Derfflinger, Seydlitz, Moltke) to attempt another bombardment of British coastal towns. However, the battlecruiser von der Tann was not available, having damaged herself in a collision whilst taking evasive action during the Royal Naval Air Service's pioneering air raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day 1914. Hipper therefore took with his force the powerful armoured cruiser Blucher as a substitute. His force was successfully intercepted by Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty with his Battlecruiser Force - Lion, Tiger, Princess Royal, New Zealand and Indomitable. Hipper prudently turned to withdraw, but Blucher's inferior speed allowed the British battlecruisers to close the gap. During the exchange of fire, Blucher took serious hits and Seydlitz came close to blowing up when a catastrophic ammunition fire destroyed both her stern gun turrets. Hipper was forced to abandon Blucher to her fate and run. However, Beatty's flagship HMS Lion had also been badly hit, and forced to withdraw from the fight. Badly phrased signals from Beatty (a serious failing he was to repeat at Jutland), and poor initiative on the part of the next most senior admiral, led to the other Royal Navy battlecruisers concentrating their efforts against the mortally damaged Blucher rather than pursuing Hipper. Thus although a tactical victory for the Royal Navy, Dogger Bank was mainly regarded by contemporaries as a missed opportunity
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1892: The Honourable Mackenzie Bowell is appointed Minister of Militia and Defence
1915: The fisheries patrol vessel Canada is commissioned for naval service in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
1951: HMCS Nootka, newly arrived in Korean waters, and Cayuga are passing the island of Walmi-Do when Chinese shore batteries fire on them.
1915: The fisheries patrol vessel Canada is commissioned for naval service in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
1951: HMCS Nootka, newly arrived in Korean waters, and Cayuga are passing the island of Walmi-Do when Chinese shore batteries fire on them.
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1806: The War Office, by order of the King, places the New Brunswick Regiment of Fencible Infantry on the Army Establishment list.
1813: British and Canadian garrisons between Cornwall and Kingston remain on alert against the possibility of an American attack out of Sacketts Harbour, N.Y.
1917: The Newfoundland Regiment provides support fire on the right of an assault by the neighbouring British 87th Brigade
2004: Death of Cpl Jamie Murphy Afghanistan
Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy, 26, of Conception Harbour, Nfld., was killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body, reportedly jumped on one of two Iltis jeeps carrying six Canadian soldiers on patrol. Three other Canadian soldiers were injured in the blast.
At the time of his death, Cpl Murphy had only five working days left before his scheduled return to Canada.
1813: British and Canadian garrisons between Cornwall and Kingston remain on alert against the possibility of an American attack out of Sacketts Harbour, N.Y.
1917: The Newfoundland Regiment provides support fire on the right of an assault by the neighbouring British 87th Brigade
2004: Death of Cpl Jamie Murphy Afghanistan
Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy, 26, of Conception Harbour, Nfld., was killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body, reportedly jumped on one of two Iltis jeeps carrying six Canadian soldiers on patrol. Three other Canadian soldiers were injured in the blast.
At the time of his death, Cpl Murphy had only five working days left before his scheduled return to Canada.
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1918: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae dies
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1856: Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross. Alexander Dunn 1833-1868 awarded Victoria Cross for gallantry at the charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea in 1854; first Canadian; awarded by Queen Victoria, the VC is Britain's highest military honour
1936: No.7 (General Purpose) Squadron, RCAF, authorized in 1935, was formed at Ottawa
1945: Canadian troops succeed in dislodging German paratroopers from their bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer (south-east of Rotterdam).
1967: Terrorists bomb Yugoslav Embassy in Ottawa and Consulate in Toronto.
1973: Canadian Forces aircraft airlift 115 Canadian personnel to South Vietnam for peacekeeping duties
1936: No.7 (General Purpose) Squadron, RCAF, authorized in 1935, was formed at Ottawa
1945: Canadian troops succeed in dislodging German paratroopers from their bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer (south-east of Rotterdam).
1967: Terrorists bomb Yugoslav Embassy in Ottawa and Consulate in Toronto.
1973: Canadian Forces aircraft airlift 115 Canadian personnel to South Vietnam for peacekeeping duties
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1697: Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville leads 90 men (in five boats) in an unsuccessful attack against the fortified English fishing village on Carbonear Island in Newfoundland
1804: Recruiting officers from the New Brunswick regiment report an unfriendly reception from the Quebec and Montreal military authorities
1855: Royal Marines granted the title "Light Infantry"
1915: The Canadian Cavalry Brigade, under the Command of Brigadier J.E.B. Seely, is formed from the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), 2nd King Edward's Horse and Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade
1973: Canadian Forces aircraft airlift 115 Canadian personnel to South Vietnam for peacekeeping duties
1991: At the Battle of Babiyan a CF-18 Hornet attacks and causes irreparable damage to an Iraqi warship. It was the only CF-18 credited with an official victory during the Gulf War
1804: Recruiting officers from the New Brunswick regiment report an unfriendly reception from the Quebec and Montreal military authorities
1855: Royal Marines granted the title "Light Infantry"
1915: The Canadian Cavalry Brigade, under the Command of Brigadier J.E.B. Seely, is formed from the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), 2nd King Edward's Horse and Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade
1973: Canadian Forces aircraft airlift 115 Canadian personnel to South Vietnam for peacekeeping duties
1991: At the Battle of Babiyan a CF-18 Hornet attacks and causes irreparable damage to an Iraqi warship. It was the only CF-18 credited with an official victory during the Gulf War
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1806: Officers of the New Brunswick Regiment host the first great ball of the winter season. The dinner and dance is held in the drill hall, with muskets aligned along the walls and decorated with evergreen boughs.
1862: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is organized as the 5th Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada
1916: Two Western Canadian battalions, the 28th with recruits from Saskatchewan and Northwest Ontario, and the 29th from Vancouver and New Westminster, launch a successful night raid against the German trenches in the centre of the Canadian sector.
1919: The Minister of Militia and Defence approves of Major-General Otter's Committee recommendations for the reorganization of the Militia of Canada
1923: The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve are established
1945: Battle of Kangaw 42 Commando RM, 44 Commando RM
1862: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is organized as the 5th Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada
1916: Two Western Canadian battalions, the 28th with recruits from Saskatchewan and Northwest Ontario, and the 29th from Vancouver and New Westminster, launch a successful night raid against the German trenches in the centre of the Canadian sector.
1919: The Minister of Militia and Defence approves of Major-General Otter's Committee recommendations for the reorganization of the Militia of Canada
1923: The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve are established
1945: Battle of Kangaw 42 Commando RM, 44 Commando RM
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1798: War breaks out between Great Britain and Revolutionary France. Canada is far removed from the hostilities in Europe, but French seaborne raiders will cause minor damage to Canadian settlements in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
1900: Le Regiment de Saguenay is organized as the ‘18th "Saguenay" Battalion of Infantry’
1911: The first recruiting posters for the RCN are issued to post offices throughout Canada.
1915: Actions by Lance Corporal Michael O’Leary of the Irish Guards near Cuinchy, France earn him the Victoria Cross.
1944: The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers unit is founded.
1968: Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces formally takes effect. Gone are the seperate services of Army, Navy, and Air Force. A single service uniform is to be worn by all ranks, despite wide-spread protests and resignations by some senior officers.
1991: “Desert Cat Squadron” pilots carry out 56 bombing missions during the Gulf War between 01-08 Feb.
1900: Le Regiment de Saguenay is organized as the ‘18th "Saguenay" Battalion of Infantry’
1911: The first recruiting posters for the RCN are issued to post offices throughout Canada.
1915: Actions by Lance Corporal Michael O’Leary of the Irish Guards near Cuinchy, France earn him the Victoria Cross.
1944: The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers unit is founded.
1968: Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces formally takes effect. Gone are the seperate services of Army, Navy, and Air Force. A single service uniform is to be worn by all ranks, despite wide-spread protests and resignations by some senior officers.
1991: “Desert Cat Squadron” pilots carry out 56 bombing missions during the Gulf War between 01-08 Feb.
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1942: Ottawa proclaims western British Columbia a 'protected area' under wartime regulations, and orders Japanese nationals moved inland for security reasons
1943: The second group of Canadian troops arrive in North Africa
1944: Christmas parcels finally arrive for Canadian troops fighting in the Ortona sector of Italy. The time since the Holidays has been spent in static battle lines, watching the Germans from across the muddy fields north of the town. Spirits will be brighter today as reminders of friends and familiy bring home a little closer.
1943: The second group of Canadian troops arrive in North Africa
1944: Christmas parcels finally arrive for Canadian troops fighting in the Ortona sector of Italy. The time since the Holidays has been spent in static battle lines, watching the Germans from across the muddy fields north of the town. Spirits will be brighter today as reminders of friends and familiy bring home a little closer.
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1916: Fire destroys the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, killing seven. The gothic Parliamentary Library is saved by a quick thinking clerk, who closes the iron doors.
1939: The first group of Canadian volunteers from the Spanish Civil War return to Halifax. There is a great controversy over whether they should have even been allowed back in the country. By fighting in the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion the volunteers broke Canadian law prohibiting enlistment in foreign armies. Of the 1,148 men who went overseas to fight against facism, 721 will finally return home
1941: Government extends compulsory military training from one month to four.
1942: The Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force is renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division).
1994: Federal Court of Canada upholds human rights tribunal ruling on mandatory retirement in the CF; recommending developing fitness standard instead of relying on an arbitrary age rule.
updates and edit courtesy of the "Canadian Military History Calendar" by Capt. Michael O'Leary, The RCR with gratefull thanks BBJ
1939: The first group of Canadian volunteers from the Spanish Civil War return to Halifax. There is a great controversy over whether they should have even been allowed back in the country. By fighting in the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion the volunteers broke Canadian law prohibiting enlistment in foreign armies. Of the 1,148 men who went overseas to fight against facism, 721 will finally return home
1941: Government extends compulsory military training from one month to four.
1942: The Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force is renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division).
1994: Federal Court of Canada upholds human rights tribunal ruling on mandatory retirement in the CF; recommending developing fitness standard instead of relying on an arbitrary age rule.
updates and edit courtesy of the "Canadian Military History Calendar" by Capt. Michael O'Leary, The RCR with gratefull thanks BBJ
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1697: Led from Acadia by Father Louis-Tierre Thury, 150 Abenaki Indians attack the English settlement of York. Homes are pillaged and burned, although 30 settlers manage to hold off the attack on their stockade.
1813: A small armed party from Ft. Wellington (Prescott, Ont.) crosses the St. Lawrence to Ogdensburg, N.Y. in search of recent deserters. A number of them are apprehended and sent to the Elizabethtown (Brockville, Ont.) district jail pending a court martial.
1915: 1st Canadian Division inspected by His Majesty King George V, Salisbury Plain
1915: Lieutenant W.F. Sharpe is killed at Shoreham, England, during a training flight, becoming the first Canadian military aviator killed in the war.
1916: 4th Canadian Division accepted by the British Government
1945: First Canadian Corps ordered to rejoin First Canadian Army on western front.
1949: The "18th Armoured Car Regiment (12 Dragoons," originally the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, are redesignated the "12 Manitoba Dragoons (18th Armoured Car Regiment)."
1949: The 24th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment) is redesignated "Le Regiment de Trois-Riviers (24th Armoured Regiment)."
1963: Defence Minister Douglas Scott Harkness resigns over Canada's refusal to accept US nuclear warheads for Bomarc Missiles.
2004: PM Paul Martin says Canada will maintain up to 500 soldiers in Afghanistan after the current CF mission in Kabul is complete in August.
1813: A small armed party from Ft. Wellington (Prescott, Ont.) crosses the St. Lawrence to Ogdensburg, N.Y. in search of recent deserters. A number of them are apprehended and sent to the Elizabethtown (Brockville, Ont.) district jail pending a court martial.
1915: 1st Canadian Division inspected by His Majesty King George V, Salisbury Plain
1915: Lieutenant W.F. Sharpe is killed at Shoreham, England, during a training flight, becoming the first Canadian military aviator killed in the war.
1916: 4th Canadian Division accepted by the British Government
1945: First Canadian Corps ordered to rejoin First Canadian Army on western front.
1949: The "18th Armoured Car Regiment (12 Dragoons," originally the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, are redesignated the "12 Manitoba Dragoons (18th Armoured Car Regiment)."
1949: The 24th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment) is redesignated "Le Regiment de Trois-Riviers (24th Armoured Regiment)."
1963: Defence Minister Douglas Scott Harkness resigns over Canada's refusal to accept US nuclear warheads for Bomarc Missiles.
2004: PM Paul Martin says Canada will maintain up to 500 soldiers in Afghanistan after the current CF mission in Kabul is complete in August.
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1885: The column of British troops moving up the Nile River to relieve Khartoum halts today after news is received of the city's fall. Amongst the relief force is a contingent of 400 Canadian voyageurs who have been employed in manoeuvering the supply boats through the various river hazards. The only casualties suffered are those from tropical diseases.
1920: Disbandment of No. 1 Wing and No. 2 Squadron (day bombing) of the Canadian Air Force (CAF) after the government decides not to retain a permanent peace-time air force.
1944: The Perth Regiment is on meal parade this afternoon, near the Ortona sector of the Italian theatre. A single German mortar lands in the midst of the troops, killing nineteen and wounding eighteen.
1944: Escort carrier HMS Puncher (D79) commissioned, part of the lend lease to the UK from 5 Feb 1944 and manned by RCN personnel and carried 18 - 24 aircraft.
1945: No. 9 (Transport) Group, RCAF, is formed to control air transport within the air force.
1951: Government starts three-year, $5 million rearmament program for Canadian Armed Forces.
1963: John Diefenbaker's minority government is defeated 142 - 111 in House of Commons in two non-confidence motions over nuclear weapons policy.
1993: 4e Compagnie du Renseignement
1993: Army.ca comes online as the Canadian Army Home Page
1920: Disbandment of No. 1 Wing and No. 2 Squadron (day bombing) of the Canadian Air Force (CAF) after the government decides not to retain a permanent peace-time air force.
1944: The Perth Regiment is on meal parade this afternoon, near the Ortona sector of the Italian theatre. A single German mortar lands in the midst of the troops, killing nineteen and wounding eighteen.
1944: Escort carrier HMS Puncher (D79) commissioned, part of the lend lease to the UK from 5 Feb 1944 and manned by RCN personnel and carried 18 - 24 aircraft.
1945: No. 9 (Transport) Group, RCAF, is formed to control air transport within the air force.
1951: Government starts three-year, $5 million rearmament program for Canadian Armed Forces.
1963: John Diefenbaker's minority government is defeated 142 - 111 in House of Commons in two non-confidence motions over nuclear weapons policy.
1993: 4e Compagnie du Renseignement
1993: Army.ca comes online as the Canadian Army Home Page
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1813: Raid on Elizabethtown (Brockville): US Capt. Benjamin Forsyth crosses frozen St. Lawrence with 52 riflemen and attacks Brockville the next day.
1863: The "16th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada" is authorized. This unit will be designated as follows: "16th 'Prince Edward' Battalion of Infantry" (1867), "16thPrince Edward Regiment" (1900), and "The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment" (1920, on amalgamation with the "49th Regiment 'Hastings' Rifles").
1880: "A" and "B" Batteries of the Permanent force artillery, which have also served as Schools of Gunnery, are designated "Royal Schools of Gunnery."
1901: The Canadian Militia appoints its first Intelligence Staff Oficer (ISO), Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Brereton Rivers, RCA, a veteran of Fish Creek and Batoche.
1919: The last Canadian troops march out of German territory, ending their occupation duty. It is the Canadian Corps of Cyclists Battalion which brings up the rear of the Canadian Corps
1922: Wasington Naval Treaty limits numbers and size of major warships.
1943: HMCS Louisbourg is torpedoed and sunk by enemy aircraft in an attack on a convoy in the Mediterranean Sea.
1944: The Perth Regiment is on meal parade this afternoon, near the Ortona sector of the Italian theatre. A single German mortar bomb lands in the midst of the troops, killing nineteen and wounding eighteen.
1946: The Canadian Government approves a peacetime RCAF of four components: a Regular Force, an Auxiliary, a Reserve and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
1952: Princess Elizabeth accedes to the Throne as Queen Elizabeth II.
1968: The first Northrop CF-5A Freedom Fighter is rolled out.
1863: The "16th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada" is authorized. This unit will be designated as follows: "16th 'Prince Edward' Battalion of Infantry" (1867), "16thPrince Edward Regiment" (1900), and "The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment" (1920, on amalgamation with the "49th Regiment 'Hastings' Rifles").
1880: "A" and "B" Batteries of the Permanent force artillery, which have also served as Schools of Gunnery, are designated "Royal Schools of Gunnery."
1901: The Canadian Militia appoints its first Intelligence Staff Oficer (ISO), Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Brereton Rivers, RCA, a veteran of Fish Creek and Batoche.
1919: The last Canadian troops march out of German territory, ending their occupation duty. It is the Canadian Corps of Cyclists Battalion which brings up the rear of the Canadian Corps
1922: Wasington Naval Treaty limits numbers and size of major warships.
1943: HMCS Louisbourg is torpedoed and sunk by enemy aircraft in an attack on a convoy in the Mediterranean Sea.
1944: The Perth Regiment is on meal parade this afternoon, near the Ortona sector of the Italian theatre. A single German mortar bomb lands in the midst of the troops, killing nineteen and wounding eighteen.
1946: The Canadian Government approves a peacetime RCAF of four components: a Regular Force, an Auxiliary, a Reserve and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
1952: Princess Elizabeth accedes to the Throne as Queen Elizabeth II.
1968: The first Northrop CF-5A Freedom Fighter is rolled out.
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1862: The 4th Trrop of Volunteer Cavalry of Montreal (or "Guides") is formed, the first guides unit in Canada.
1867: Three Royal Navy gunboats are in winter quarters around the Great Lakes. Heron is birthed at Toronto; Britomart at Dunnville on Lake Erie; and Cherub at Goderich. The ships have been kept in Canadian waters as a deterent to further attempts by Fenian raiders to invade Ontario.
1915: The Canadian government is asked by the British War office to begin enlisting personnel in Canada for service with the Royal Flying Corps.
1915: Allied financial resources to be united.
1918: Cabinet sets up War Purchasing Board; with authority to make all purchases for government.
1919: ATTACK ON KADISH
1927: A fire tears through the RCD stables at Stanley Barracks, Toronto. Eight horses die in the fire and twelve others need to be put down the following day.
1942: The Algonquin Regiment commences wartime service in Newfoundland, until Feb. 1943.
1964: The RCAF "Golden Hawks" are disbanded. This air display team was formed in 1959 on the 35th anniversary of the RCAF.
1867: Three Royal Navy gunboats are in winter quarters around the Great Lakes. Heron is birthed at Toronto; Britomart at Dunnville on Lake Erie; and Cherub at Goderich. The ships have been kept in Canadian waters as a deterent to further attempts by Fenian raiders to invade Ontario.
1915: The Canadian government is asked by the British War office to begin enlisting personnel in Canada for service with the Royal Flying Corps.
1915: Allied financial resources to be united.
1918: Cabinet sets up War Purchasing Board; with authority to make all purchases for government.
1919: ATTACK ON KADISH
1927: A fire tears through the RCD stables at Stanley Barracks, Toronto. Eight horses die in the fire and twelve others need to be put down the following day.
1942: The Algonquin Regiment commences wartime service in Newfoundland, until Feb. 1943.
1964: The RCAF "Golden Hawks" are disbanded. This air display team was formed in 1959 on the 35th anniversary of the RCAF.
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1690: Louis de Buade et de Palluau, Comte de Frontenac, organizes attack by Mohawk natives and French troops against Schenectady; 60 people killed, 30 captured.
1894: Air Vice-Marshal William Avery 'Billy' Bishop VC, DSO, fighter ace, father of the RCAF, born on this day at Owen Sound, Ontario.
1900: Field Marshall Lord Roberts, VC, inspects Belmont, garrisoned by the Second (Special Service) Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.
1915: Canadian troops are at the front for the first time as members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry arrive in the fighting line in the St. Eloi sector.
1919: DEFENCE OF SREDMEKHRENGA, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 11 Feb 19).
1940: The third Canadian Contingent arrives in Great Britain.
1943: HMCS Regina sinks the Italian submarine Avorio in the Mediterranean Sea.
1945: Operation Veritable, First Canadian Army opens an offensive at the north end of the German Siegfried Line.
1945: THE RIECHWALD, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 13 Feb 45).
1945: THE RHINELAND, effective dates for battle honour start (to 10 Mar 45).
1945: WAAL FLATS, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 15 Feb 45).
1948: The "RCAF Flyers" win the Olympic gold medal and Wold Amateur ice hockey championships during the Olympic winter games in Switzerland.
1950: A North Star aircraft of No. 412 Squadron completes, over six days, the first RCAF round-the -world flight in a flying time of 125.2 hours.
1894: Air Vice-Marshal William Avery 'Billy' Bishop VC, DSO, fighter ace, father of the RCAF, born on this day at Owen Sound, Ontario.
1900: Field Marshall Lord Roberts, VC, inspects Belmont, garrisoned by the Second (Special Service) Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.
1915: Canadian troops are at the front for the first time as members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry arrive in the fighting line in the St. Eloi sector.
1919: DEFENCE OF SREDMEKHRENGA, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 11 Feb 19).
1940: The third Canadian Contingent arrives in Great Britain.
1943: HMCS Regina sinks the Italian submarine Avorio in the Mediterranean Sea.
1945: Operation Veritable, First Canadian Army opens an offensive at the north end of the German Siegfried Line.
1945: THE RIECHWALD, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 13 Feb 45).
1945: THE RHINELAND, effective dates for battle honour start (to 10 Mar 45).
1945: WAAL FLATS, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 15 Feb 45).
1948: The "RCAF Flyers" win the Olympic gold medal and Wold Amateur ice hockey championships during the Olympic winter games in Switzerland.
1950: A North Star aircraft of No. 412 Squadron completes, over six days, the first RCAF round-the -world flight in a flying time of 125.2 hours.
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1666: A French force of 300 Regulars of the Carignan-Salières Regiment and 200 Canadian militia is enroute to attack Mohawk villages around Lake Champlain. The troops have been trudging through the wilderness, aided by snowshoes, for almost a month. Without Indian guides, they wander around for three more weeks before turning for home.
1760: Capt. John Byron starts tearing down the fortifications of Louisbourg on orders from British PM William Pitt.
1870: Metis establish a provisional government at Red River, Louis Riel elected President.
1918: The 5th Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force, is broken up to provide reinforcements for the rest of the Canadian Corps.
1941 The 2nd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, C.A.S.F., (G.G.H.G.) is redesignated "The Governor General's Horse Guards."
1941: The 5th Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, C.A.S.F., (B.C.D.) is converted and redesignated The British Columbia Dragoons.
1945: CLEVE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 11 Feb 45).
2004: Canadian Lt-Gen. Rick Hillier takes command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
1760: Capt. John Byron starts tearing down the fortifications of Louisbourg on orders from British PM William Pitt.
1870: Metis establish a provisional government at Red River, Louis Riel elected President.
1918: The 5th Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force, is broken up to provide reinforcements for the rest of the Canadian Corps.
1941 The 2nd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, C.A.S.F., (G.G.H.G.) is redesignated "The Governor General's Horse Guards."
1941: The 5th Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, C.A.S.F., (B.C.D.) is converted and redesignated The British Columbia Dragoons.
1945: CLEVE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 11 Feb 45).
2004: Canadian Lt-Gen. Rick Hillier takes command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
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