Around the same time that the Battle of Kitcheners’ Wood was ending for the Canadian troops, a new battle was just beginning. The Battle of St. Julien would begin on April 24, 1915. This battle would be notable for many reasons, not the least of...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Just over one month after Canada had its first taste of battle with the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the soldiers in the Canadian divisions had gone through minor skirmishes, including at St. Eloi...
The past three episodes we have primarily looked at what was happening in Canada over the course of the first few months of the First World War, but today we are diving into the first major battle to feature the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the...
You can donate to Canadian History Ehx at Over the course of this podcast series, I will not look in depth at the various regiments and battalions that took part in the war often. Of course, with this second episode of the show, I feel I cannot...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at The First World War was winding down but that does not mean that the battles were ending. The Hundred Days Offensive was still going strong into November 1918 and thousands were being killed on...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at During the 100 Days Offensive, Canada was helping to lead the charge to push the Germans back as the war was drawing to a close. The Germans had withdrawn to their Hindenburg Line and the...
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...
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 Battle of Neuve Chapelle and Kitchener Wood Today, I begin a new series on the show where I go through the battles Canadians fought in during the First World War. We are now 100 years removed from those battles, so it is important we take the...