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0 Death of General Pike. ILLUSTRATION: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—C007434 The War of 1812 lasted from the American declaration of war on Great Britain in June 1812 to the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in February 1815. Each article in our Then & Now Journal... -
0 Inspiration can come from the strangest places. For Ottawa artist Bruce Stewart the idea to paint the military ran down his street three years ago. He explains, “I live...across from the rehab centre and...this great, big guy on two metal legs came jogging down my... -
0 HMCS Champlain PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA126719 MARCH 1, 1928 Two British destroyers are transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and renamed. HMCS Vancouver and HMCS Champlain are replacements for the aging HMCS Patriot and HMCS Patrician. MARCH 2, 1951 The Department of National Defence...
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0 During the War of 1812, the inland seas of North America—the Great Lakes—were the setting for major maritime operations. Both Britain and the United States devoted tremendous energy and resources to creating naval forces on the lakes as water provided the best means of transporting... -
0 Inspection of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Coronation Contingent and Review of Musical Ride, April 1953. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA144092 February 1, 1920 Legislation takes effect, merging the Royal North West Mounted Police and Dominion Police into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Soldiers in a...
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0 he expansion of the war into a global conflict at the end of 1941, coupled with the 1942 operational crisis in the Atlantic, changed everything for the Royal Canadian Navy. Until then Canada’s naval war had two clear purposes. The immediate one was to help...
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Trying To Stay Ahead Of The Pack
The failure to stem the U-boat assault in the St. Lawrence was an embarrassment to the Royal Canadian Navy and the government in 1942. Indeed, it was the clearest manifestation that Mackenzie King’s government and its fleet were not ready for a shooting...
