The Danger Tree at Beaumont-Hamel
On Canada Day 2017, as millions of our fellow countrymen and women celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, we must take a moment to remember […]
Passchendaele
By the time the Canadian Corps arrived in Flanders, Belgium, in October 1917 the Third Battle of Ypres had been raging for three […]
The Drocourt-Quéant 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 […]
Louis Riel
Louis Riel was born on October 22, 1844, in the Red River Settlement, a predominantly Métis community situated within what today is called […]
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 […]
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. […]