Significant Dates in Canadian Military History
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- 1/4/1885
Lieutenant Colonel Darby Bergin M. P. is selected by the Minister of Militia to organize the medical service during the Northwest Rebellion. - 1/4/1902
Battle at Harts River results in the second largest Canadian casualty count of any engagement during the South African war (01-02 Apr). - 1/4/1903
The Corps of Guides is organized. - 1/4/1908
Brigadier-General W.D. Otter is appointed the Chief of the General Staff and is the first Canadian born officer to hold this position. - 1/4/1924
The Royal Canadian Air Force is organized with both an Active and a Reserve Force of aircraft and personnel. - 1/4/1989
Private Heather Erxleben is the first woman to graduate from the infantry course at Wainwright, Alberta.