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The Midland Battalion
The Midland Provisional Battalion (also known as The Midland Battalion) was a military unit of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army) from Eastern Ontario, Canada, which fought in the North-West Rebellion of 1885. Placed under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A.T.H. Williams of the 46th East Durham Battalion, the battalion consisted of around 370 officers and men by grouping together 8 companies from 7 different Canadian Militia infantry battalions from Eastern Ontario and served during the conflict in General Middleton’s Column of the North West Field Force. The battalion most notably served at the Battle of Batoche, where fighting alongside the 10th Royal Grenadiers and with support from the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, the battalion charged and captured the Métis rifle pits. After the end of the rebellion, the battalion was disbanded in the same year. Organization The Midland Provisional Battalion consisted of eight companies mobilized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Northumberland Battalion
The Northumberland Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, the regiment was amalgamated with The Durham Regiment to form The Midland Regiment (which now forms part of The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment). Lineage * Originated on 5 October 1866, in Cobourg, Canada West, as the 40th Northumberland Battalion of Infantry * Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 40th Northumberland Regiment * Redesignated on 12 March 1920, as The Northumberland (Ontario) Regiment * Redesignated on 15 May 1924, as The Northumberland Regiment * Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with The Durham Regiment and Redesignated as The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) Perpetuations * 39th Battalion, CEF * 139th (Northumberland) Battalion, CEF History Early history With the passing of the Militia Act of 1855, the first of a number of newly raised independent militia companies were established in and aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Militia Units Of The North-West Rebellion
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams (June 13, 1837 – July 4, 1885) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and political figure. His statue stands in front of the town hall of Port Hope, Ontario. Biography Born at Penryn Park, Port Hope in Upper Canada in 1837, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. He was the eldest son of John Tucker Williams and his wife Sarah, daughter of Judge Thomas Ward (1770–1861) of Port Hope. He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Edinburgh before travelling throughout Europe. He studied law but was not called to the bar, instead he 'delighted in calling himself a farmer', managing Penryn Park, the estate he'd inherited from his father. He was president and founder of the Midlands Loan and Savings Company and a director for the Midland Railway of Canada. In politics, he represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and in the House of Commons of Canada as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
