Valour Canada Speaker Series: Dr. Timothy Stapleton
Please join Valour Canada at our Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Timothy Stapleton, Professor of the University of Calgary.
Dr. Timothy Stapleton is a professor in the Department of History, and Graduate Program Director for the Centre of Military, Security and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at the University of Calgary. Before coming to Calgary, he taught at Trent University in Ontario and the University of Fort Hare and Rhodes University in South Africa. Working on African military history, Dr. Stapleton has published 13 sole authored books and numerous journal articles and book chapters. His latest books include New Directions in African Military History (Routledge, 2025) and West African Soldiers in Britain’s Colonial Army (1860-1960) (Boydell and Brewer, 2022). Currently a research fellow at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Military Science in South Africa and an honorary professor at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, he has also held research positions at universities in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
On October 3, 2025, Valour Canada invites you to join us in our Speaker Series event featuring a thought-provoking talk by Dr. Timothy Stapleton. This event marks our commitment to bringing engaging discussions on Canada’s military history, service, and remembrance to our community.
On October 3, join us at the University of Calgary for Dr. Timothy Staple’s presentation “What Kind of War did Canadians Fight in South Africa? The Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)”.
Details:
- Date: Friday, October 3, 2025, 6:30 pm
- Location: Hunter Student Commons (HNSC) 128, University of Calgary (2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta). Parking available on campus, payment required.
Cost:
- Free to attend, donate what you can to support Valour Canada’s charitable mission
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If you have any questions, please contact Valour Canada at contact@valourcanada.ca, or call (403) 685-2660.