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CANADIAN FORCES 77. In the earliest See also:European settlements in See also:Canada, the See also:necessity of See also:protection against See also:Indians caused the formation of a See also:militia, and ,in 1665 companies were raised in every See also:parish. The military See also:history of the Canadian forces under See also:French See also:rule is full of incident, and they served not only against See also:Indian raiders but also against the troops of See also:Great See also:Britain and of her See also:North See also:American colonies. Six militia battalions took See also:part in the See also:defence of See also:Quebec in 1759, and even the See also:transfer of Canada from the French to the See also:British See also:crown did not cause the disbandment of the existing forces. The French Canadians distinguished themselves not less than the British settlers in the See also:War of American See also:Independence, and in particular in the defence' of Quebec against See also:Montgomery and See also:Arnold. In 1787 an See also:ordinance was made whereby three battalions of the militia were permanently embodied, each contingent serving for two years, at the end of which See also:time a fresh contingent relieved it, and after this a See also:succession of See also:laws and regulations were made with a view to See also:complete organization of the force. The brunt of the fighting on the American frontier in the war of 1812 was See also:borne very largely by the permanent force of three battalions and the fresh See also:units called out, all these being militia See also:corps. Up to 1828 a distinction had been made between the British and the French regiments: this was then abolished. The militia was again employed on active service during the disturbances of 1837, and the " Active Militia " in 1863 had grown to a strength of 25,000 men. The Fenian troubles of 1864 and 1866 caused the embodiment of the Canadian forces once more. In 1867 took See also:place the unification of Canada, after which the whole force was completely organized on the basis of a militia See also:act (1868). A See also:department of Militia and Defence with a responsible See also:minister was established, and the strength of the active militia of all arms was fixed at 40,000 See also:rank and See also:file. Two years later the militia furnished 6000 men to See also:deal with the Fenian See also:Raid of 187o, and took part in See also:Colonel (See also:Lord) See also:Wolseley's Red See also:River expedition. In 1871 a permanent force, serving the See also:double purpose of a See also:regular nuclgus and an instructional See also:cadre, was organized in two troops of See also:cavalry, two batteries of See also:artillery and one See also:regiment of See also:infantry, and in 1876 the Royal Military See also:College of Canada was founded at See also:Kingston. In 1885 the See also:Riel See also:rebellion was dealt with, and the important See also:action of Batoche won, by the militia, without assistance from regular troops. In the same See also:year Canada contributed a force of voyageurs to the See also:Nile expedition of Lord Wolseley; the experience of these men was admittedly of great assistance in navigating the Rapids. The militia sent contingents of all arms to serve in the See also:South See also:African War, 1899–1902, including " Strathcona's See also:Horse," a See also:special corps, recruited almost entirely from the Active Militia and the North-See also:west Mounted See also:Police. The latter, a permanent constabulary of mounted riflemen, was formed in 1873. After the South African War an extensive See also:scheme of reorganization was taken in See also:hand, the command being exercised for two years (1902–19o4)by See also:Major-See also:General Lord See also:Dundonald, and subsequently by a militia See also:council (Militia Act 1904),similar in constitution to the See also:home See also:Army Council. For details of the See also:present military strength of Canada, see the See also:article CANADA. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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