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14th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (PWOR) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Lineage File:PWOR Regt Colour.jpg, Regimental colour File:PWOR Camp Flag.jpg, Camp flag . * Originated on 16 January, 1863, as the ''14th Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada''. Headquarters in Kingston, Ontario with companies in Kingston and Portsmouth, Ontario, Portsmouth. * Redesignated on 12 June 1868, as the ''14th Battalion, The Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles''. * Redesignated on 8 May, 1900, as the ''14th Regiment, The Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles''. * Redesignated on 15 March, 1920, as ''The Kingston Regiment (The Princess of Wales’ Own)''. * Redesignated on 1 April, 1921, as ''The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment''. * Amalgamated on 15 December, 1936, with A Company, The Frontenac Regiment and “A” Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC and redesignated as ''The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment (Machine Gun)''. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Canada
The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British North America, British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of 1837–1838. The Act of Union 1840, passed on 23 July 1840 by the British Parliament and proclaimed by the Monarchy of Great Britain, Crown on 10 February 1841, merged the Colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada by abolishing their separate parliaments and replacing them with a Parliament of the Province of Canada, single one with two houses, a Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, Legislative Council as the upper chamber and the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly as the lower chamber. In the aftermath of the Rebellions of 1837–1838, unification of the two Canadas was driven by two factors. Firstly, Upper Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
