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...
The 1837 Rebellion in Lower Canada, as well as the 1838 Rebellion in Upper Canada, just don’t get enough notice. These rebellions are lost in the pile of other wars, including the 1885 Rebellion, the War of 1812, the Boer War and the wars of the...
Today, Canada is parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy but there was a time that might have not been the case. Today, we have a monarch and prime minister, but for a brief time, there was a Republic of Canada and we had a president...
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/canadaehx You can listen to this episode on my podcast Canadian History Ehx Looking at Canada’s history, war has always been a part of it in one way or another. There was of course, the War of 1812, the Boer...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at The captain of the ship stood staring at the shore of Hudson Bay. It was a cool autumn day and on the shore was York Factory, one of the most important trading posts in North America. The weather was clear as he...