The War of 1812 is one of the few times that Canada has been invaded, and it has become a part of Canadian lore for the heroes it created, such as Isaac Brock, Tecumseh and Laura Secord, as well as for the tales of victory on the side of the...
The War of 1812 is full of battles that would define Canada for years to come. Some battles went well for Canada, some did not. Some battles were won, but the win came at great cost. That is the type of battle we have with the Raid on Black Rock...
Sometimes, the Korean War doesn’t get the acknowledgement it deserves in Canada with the World Wars often taking most pages of the history books. During the war, 26,000 Canadians would travel to the Korean Peninsula to fight in the war. During that...
With Canadians entering into the Battle of the Somme in September at the Battle of Courcelette, they would be thrown back into the fray after several German victories at various locations along the front. This led to the need for Thiepval to be...
For two and a half months, the terrible Battle of the Somme had been fought on the Western Front but at this point, beyond the Newfoundlanders, there had been no Canadian troops taking part in the overarching battle, which would last from July 1 to...
We are going to shift things now, from Canadian troops to Newfoundland troops with our battles of the First World War for Canada. While it is true that Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949, I am including the battles that Newfoundland took...
When Europeans began to arrive in North America, they did more than spread disease and claim land that they did not discover. They also upset the balance of power among the Indigenous people, in addition to the economy of the land through the demand...
It was along a ridge between Hooge and Zwarteleen that Canadian troops would come to Mount Sorrel, a small hill that rose 98 feet into the air, but provided a clear vantage point over the surrounding area. The force that occupied this spot would...
If we think about wars fought between Canada under British rule and the United States, we focus on the War of 1812 for the most part, but there was another war and it happened only eight years before Canada became a country. It is known by many...
In the second major engagement of the Canadian Army in the First World War, the troops who had enlisted in a flurry of patriotism would soon find that the First World War was not a war like any other. The Battle of Festubert was launched on May 15...