The Drocourt-Queant Line
The Drocourt-Quéant Line, a section of the infamous Hindenburg Line, was one of the most strongly defended German defence systems in the First […]
August 8, 1918: The Black Day of the German Army
August 8, 1918 is simultaneously referred to as “the Black Day of the German Army” and the first of Canada’s Hundred Days. The […]
Battle of Queenston Heights
October 13, 1812: The Battle of Queenston Heights. The first major battle of the War of 1812, this saw the British, Canadian, and […]
Louis Riel
November 16th, 1885: One of the most controversial moments in our nation’s brief history. Louis Riel was hung for treason. The Northwest Rebellion […]
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment has a long history, dating back to conflict that arose in western Canada during the late 1800’s. The […]
Battle of Paardeberg
When the British declared war on the rebellious Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State in September 1899 they assumed that […]
The Second Boer War (1899-1902)
On May 31, 1902, the South African War, more commonly known as the Second Boer War, finally ended after 2.5 years of fighting. […]
The Battle of St. Charles
At 2 P.M. on November 25, 1837, Colonel George Wetherall opened fire on a group of Patriote rebels in Saint-Charles, Lower Canada. A […]
Arthur Richardson, V.C.
When war broke out in South Africa at the end of the 19th century, Canada was split on the idea of supporting the […]