History 106History 106

Canada--An Unmilitary People?Canada--An Unmilitary People?

Consider the following . .Consider the following . . . .

New France 1608-1759New France 1608-1759

A Society Defined by A Society Defined by Military ConflictMilitary Conflict

Samuel de Champlain vs. Samuel de Champlain vs. the Iroquoisthe Iroquois

A Society almost defeated A Society almost defeated by Iroquois raidsby Iroquois raids

New France New France 16601660

Dollard Des Dollard Des Ormeaux and Ormeaux and the Defence of the Defence of

Long SaultLong Sault

Benjamin West, The Death of Wolfe

British North AmericaBritish North America

Will it survive against the Will it survive against the Rebellious Americans?Rebellious Americans?

Invaded in 1774Invaded in 1774

A Refugee Crisis created Upper A Refugee Crisis created Upper Canada and New BrunswickCanada and New Brunswick

The Americans Invade AgainThe Americans Invade Again

A Defining Moment for Upper CanadaA Defining Moment for Upper Canada

Isaac BrockIsaac Brock Laura SecordLaura Secord TecumsehTecumseh

The Death of Isaac Brock, Queenston, 1812

The The Fenian Fenian

Raids: A Raids: A Skeptic’s Skeptic’s

ViewView

War and CanadaWar and Canada

War has ‘defined’ CanadiansWar has ‘defined’ Canadians

(Perhaps overly so)(Perhaps overly so)

It has also divided usIt has also divided us

The Twentieth CenturyThe Twentieth Century

How Much Do we Know About Canadian How Much Do we Know About Canadian Military History?Military History?

The Battle of PaardebergThe Battle of Paardeberg

April 1917April 1917

November 1917November 1917

11 November 191811 November 1918

SignificanceSignificance

10 September 193910 September 1939

25 November 194125 November 1941

19 August 194219 August 1942

6 June 19446 June 1944

SignificanceSignificance

June 1950June 1950

November 1956November 1956

Summer 1960Summer 1960

1 January 19681 January 1968

SignificanceSignificance

June 1992June 1992

March 1993March 1993

September 1993September 1993

April 1994April 1994