Significant Dates in Canadian Military History


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  • 3/4/1669
    King Louis XIV orders the governor of New France to organize his subjects in Canada into companies for military training - the official birth of the Canadian militia.
  • 3/4/1871
    A House of Commons Resolution states that Canada has an “obligation to contribute to the utmost of its power towards its own defence.”
  • 3/4/1945
    The First Canadian Army crosses the Rhine and captures the town of Zevenaar, and reaches the town of Zutphen.

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