Canada's Military Origins

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1. In 1837-38, many Canadians sympathize with American ideologies of this particular nature.
4. A permanent military installation. A military post.
6. In 1870, he was a major leader in Manitoba.
7. Author of the book "A Military History of Canada: from Champlain to Kosovo" (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1990).
8. A second British North American citadel was put in place in this city between 1828 and 1856.
9. Capital city of Great Britain.
11. Name given to the 1837-38 revolts in Canada (plural form).
13. This political entity was formed by the union of four Canadian provinces in 1867.
15. Members of a secret 19th century Irish and Irish-American organization dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Ireland.
16. Name given to the fort constructed in the 1820s on Île-aux-Noix.
18. A hostile or predatory incursion.
19. With his men, he crossed Canada's border near Fort Erie on May 31, 1866.

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2. A small easily defended building for protection from enemy fire.
3. A New Brunswick island which was attacked between April 10 and April 16, 1866.
5. The war between the North and South in the United States (1861-1865), also known as the "War Between the States"
10. On June 2, 1866, the Canadian militia was defeated at this location.
12. A fortress that commands a city.
13. Canadian Minister who participated to the creation of the 1868 Militia Act.
14. Name initially given to Ottawa.
17. President of the United States of America in 1845.

 

 

 

 

 

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