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Prince Edward Island Regiment
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces, 5th Canadian Division, 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment is based in Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Organization The Prince Edward Island Regiment is organized into the following components: * Regimental Headquarters * Recce Squadron * Headquarters Squadron * Band Lineage The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) * Originated on 25 June 1875, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, as the ''Queen's County Provisional Battalion of Infantry''. * Amalgamated on 30 June 1876, with the ''Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of Infantry'' and redesignated as the ''Queen's County Battalion of Infantry''. * Redesignated on 4 October 1878, as the ''82nd Queen's County Battalion of Infantry''. * Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the ''82nd Queen's County Regiment''. * Redesignated on 5 June 1906, as the ''82nd Abegweit Light Infantry''. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |