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Title: English sailor, 1570s
 
Type: Image
Description: A fur cap and baggy breeches were characteristic items of clothing of English sailors during the late 16th century.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Records of the 4th International Colloquy on Military History (Ottawa ...
 
Type: Document
Description: Introduction by W.A.B. Douglas, Director Directorate of History, Program Chairman. Articles in a variety of languages including: English, German, French, Italian, Portugese, Spanish, Russian, Greek.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The European Failure
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Unlike the Spanish Central America, Europeans were unable to successfully colonize North America in the 16th Century. Amerindian guerrilla tactics combined with a cold and hostile land to frustrate the newcomers. Nevertheless, North America became a theatre of war for European conflicts.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Harquebusier, 16th century
 
Type: Image
Description: Portable firearms such as the one used by this harquebusier became common in European armies during the 16th century even though they were complicated to handle and slow to fire. Pikemen, crossbowmen, archers and swordsmen continued to be present on battlefields in the old as well as the new world.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Basque Whaling Fleets on the Labrador Coast
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the later 16th Century, large Basque fleets hunted whales off Labrador. Seasonal settlements supported this lucrative fishery.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Soldiers Of The Canadian Expeditions
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The soldiers accompanying early expeditions worked for private businesses, not for the state. Many were veterans of European wars, or gentlemen seeking land or gold.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Enlistment Of Soldiers
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Soldiers were organized into companies of about 50. Their leader, the company captain, was responsible for recruiting, training and disciplining his men.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Sixteenth-century Amerindian warriors from central Canada
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: Three types of costumes common to all Amerindian tribes are shown. Reconstruction by David Rickman. (Canadian Department of National Defence)
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Spanish galleons in a North Atlantic storm, circa 1560s-1580s
 
Type: Image
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Description: The weather shown hitting these Spanish ships was encountered by the Basque whalers based in Labrador during the second half of the 16th century. Occasionally, ships were lost. One such was the San Juan, sunk in Red Bay, Labrador in 1565.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Voyages Of Discovery
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Many European expeditions were sent to explore North America during the sixteenth century. The explorers were armed, and their ocean-going ships were a revolutionary technology.
Site: National Defence
 
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