Today in 1813, the Battle of Stoney Creek occurred. In the battle, 3500 Americans attack 700 British soldiers but the British rout the Americans, winning a decisive victory in a turning point for the war and the American attempts to take the Niagara Peninsula.

#war #warhistory #canada #history #histodon #histodons

Today in 1866, the Battle of Fort Erie was fought between the Canadian militia and the Fenian Brotherhood.
Over 400 Fenians met 79 militia, capturing 54. Soon after 5,000 British & Canadian troops arrived & the Fenians fled.
This was the last battle of the Fenian Raids.

#Canada #history #war #warhistory #canadian #histodon #histodons

Today in 1939, King George VI dedicates the National War Memorial. Built initially to honour the dead of the First World War, it is rededicated in 1982 to include those who died in the Second World War & Korea. & again in 2014 for Afghanistan & the Boer War dead.

#war #warhistory #canada #ww1 #ww2 #korea #afghanistan #history #histodon #histodons

Today in 1756, the Seven Years' War, considered the first global war, begins.
It is fought in Europe, India, at sea and in North America
On Sept. 13, 1759, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham is won by the British.
Four years later, France cedes New France to Britain.

#war #warhistory #canada #history #histodon #histodons

Today in 1885, the Battle of Fish Creek occurs.
The battle sees 280 Metis meet 900 Canadian militia at a coulee.
Despite being low on ammunition & outnumbered, the Metis, led by Gabriel Dumont, achieve a huge victory & briefly halt General Middleton's advance towards Batoche.

#Canada #history #saskatchewan #fishcreek #war #warhistory #metis

Today in 1910, Paul Triquet is born in Cabano, Quebec.
On Dec. 14, 1943, he led & inspired his small force of men to hold their position against overwhelming odds for an entire day. For his actions, he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
He died in 1980.

📸LAC 3224163

#ww2 #secondworldwar #worldwartwo #war #warhistory #canada #canadian #history #histodon #histodons

Today in 1885, 200 Metis & Indigenous warriors commanded by Gabriel Dumont defeated a NWMP force at Duck Lake.
This began the North West Resistance. The federal government sent 3,000-5,500 troops to western Canada in response.
The resistance ends in a Metis defeat on June 3.

#War #WarHistory #Canada #Canadian #History #Histodon #Histodons #Metis #Indigenous

Today in 1891, Francis Pegahmagabow was born. A sniper in the First World War, he is credited with killing 378 Germans, while capturing 300 more. During the war, he earned the Military Medal with Two Bars.
After the war, he became an Indigenous activist.

#FirstNations #Canada #Canadian #Indigenous #FirstWorldWar #WarHistory #WW1 #FWW

https://canadaehx.com/2020/06/20/francis-pegahmagabow/

Today in 1838, the Battle of Pelee island took place.
A force of 300 Hunter Lodges & Patriotes, trying to "liberate" Upper Canada, engaged 126 British, Canadian & Indigenous soldiers at Pelee Island.
It was a victory for the Canadians, who repelled the attack.

#War #Warhistory #Canada #Canadian #histodon #Histodons

The hematologist Oswald H. Robertson pioneered the idea of "blood banks" in WWI by packing glass jars of citrated blood from universal donors in an ice-filled chest that he had constructed from ammunition cases. He convinced countless others to donate blood during the war.

#histodons #histodon #history #WWI #WarHistory #HistMed #HistSci #TIL #DYK #Blood #MedMastodon

Today in 1901, Mona Parsons was born. She moved to the Netherlands in 1937. It was there, during WW2, that she used her house to help downed Allied pilots & the Dutch Resistance.
She was eventually captured & put in a prisoner of war camp by the Nazis.

#History #War #WarHistory #Canadian #Canada #WW2 #SWW #Histodon #Histodons

https://canadaehx.com/2021/05/15/mona-parsons/

Today in 1894, Billy Bishop is born in Owen Sound, Ontario.
During WW1, the Germans called him Hell's Handmaiden as he shot down 72 of their planes, the most of any pilot in the British Empire.
During the war, he earned the Victoria Cross, Military Cross, DFO & DSO with Bar

#War #WarHistory #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #FlyingAce #History #Canada #Canadian #HIstodon #Histodons

Today in 1944, Sgt. Tommy Prince is sent behind German lines to report on their assembly points. He spends days in a farm house 660 feet away from the Germans to report on them to the Allies.
He is awarded the Military Medal for his actions.

#War #WarHistory #SecondWorldWar #Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada #HIstory #Histodon #Histodons

https://canadaehx.com/2020/09/20/tommy-prince/

Today in 1942, the United States Army approves the Alaska Highway project. It is soon authorized by the US Congress & Canadian government.
Canada only agrees if the US pays for the entire road & then turns it over to Canada after the war.

#History #WW2 #War #WarHistory #Alaska #BritishColumbia #Highway #Canadian #Canada #Histodon #Histodons

https://canadaehx.com/2021/04/23/the-alaska-highway/

Today in 1939, 272 men who had fought in the Spanish Civil War, against the wishes of the Canadian government, were greeted by 10,000 cheering people in Toronto as they returned home.
For years, these men would be monitored by the RCMP.

#Canada #History #Canadian #Histodon #Spain #Spanish #War #WarHistory #Histodons

https://canadaehx.com/2021/10/05/the-canadians-in-the-spanish-civil-war/

Today in 1918, Lt. Col. John McCrae dies of pneumonia. The author of In Flanders Field, he served during the First World War as a surgeon. He volunteered at the age of 41, serving in several battles including the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

#Canada #History #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #WarHistory

📸Guelph Museum M968

Today in 1868, Alexander Roberts Dunn died. He was the first Canadian to command a British Army regiment and the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
He earned the medal in 1857 for his actions at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854.

#War #WarHistory #VictoriaCross #Canada #Canadain #HIstodon #Histodons

Canadian troops at Valcartier Camp take part in a 15-day training course on Jan. 23, 1943. For those 15 days, the men live entirely in the open, cooking in the woods and engaging in fighting tasks carrying full equipment.

#WW2 #War #WarHistory #Canada #hIstodon #History #Histodons

📸Toronto Star TSPA_0002202F

Today in 1938, the Battle of Teruel begins during the Spanish Civil War. The battle leaves over 110,000 dead or wounded. Among the dead are many Canadians, who were serving with the Mac-Paps Battalion during the battle.

#War #WarHistory #Canadian #Canada #History #Spain #CivilWar #Histodon #Histodons

https://canadaehx.com/2021/10/05/the-canadians-in-the-spanish-civil-war/

A grade 4 class from St. George's Junior School in Etobicoke visits Fort York to see how the soldiers of the 19th century lived on Jan. 15, 1975. Pictured: Sgt. Tom Arnold of the Fort Year Guard watches as Margot Chapman loads the cannon & Cheryl McGilvery holds the fuse.

📸T Star TSPA_0112615F

#Canada #Ontario #War #WarHistory #Canadian #HIstodon #Histodons