Royal Artillery (RA) Park, a military installation in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, forms part of
Canadian Forces Base Halifax. It is home to the headquarters of
36 Canadian Brigade Group
36 Canadian Brigade Group (french: 36e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a reserve component brigade of the Canadian Army, which Commands reserve units in 5th Canadian Division
The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsibl ...
and the official residence of the
Commander of the 5th Canadian Division. On the grounds of RA Park are the oldest military
officers' mess
The mess (also called a mess deck aboard ships) is a designated area where military personnel socialize, eat and (in some cases) live. The term is also used to indicate the groups of military personnel who belong to separate messes, such as the o ...
in Canada (1816) and the
Cambridge Military Library, which houses one of the oldest library collections in the country (1810).
Royal Artillery Park was initially funded from the conquest of present-day Maine, which was renamed the colony of
New Ireland.
History
In the far corner of the Royal Artillery Park, a diminutive red brick building, is the
Cambridge Military Library. This building was the social and literary centre of military Halifax. The Library opened in 1817 at Grafton Street, as an alternative to the more notorious choices of city entertainment. It moved to its present location in Royal Artillery Park in 1886 and was renamed Cambridge Military Library in 1902. The library was funded in part from Customs receipts gathered during the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
at the
Battle of Hampden
The Battle of Hampden was an action in the British campaign to conquer present-day Maine and remake it into the colony of New Ireland during the War of 1812. Sir John Sherbrooke led a British force from Halifax, Nova Scotia to establish New Ire ...
.
Gallery
File:Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II, Halifax, Nova Scotia (12).JPG, An Ordnance QF 18-pounder
The Ordnance QF 18-pounder,British military traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately or simply 18-pounder gun, was the standard British Empire field gun of the First World War ...
(produced 1903–1940) and other guns
File:Cambridge Military Library Halifax Nova Scotia.jpg, Cambridge Military Library (built 1886), Royal Artillery Park
File:BL 12-pounder 6-cwt Gun Mk I, weight 6-0-16, RA Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia (9).JPG, An Ordnance BL 12-pounder 6 cwt
The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 6 cwtBritish military traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately . "6 cwt" referred to the weight of the gun and barrel to differentiate it from other "12 ...
(produced (1894–1916)
See also
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Military history of Nova Scotia
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References
Links
History of Royal Artillery Park - Official site
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Parks in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Military history of Nova Scotia