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Title: Recruitment
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Most of the British army was recruited in Great Britain. By the mid-19th century, half of the men were English or Welsh, one third Irish and the remainder Scottish. Recruits were (in theory) volunteers signed up by a regimental recruiting party, and service was for life (until 1847).
Site: National Defence
 
Title: A Series of Amerindian Nations
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the eighteenth century, the northwest Pacific coast was home to a series of Amerindian nations, including the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Nootka and Salish. These were maritime cultures - excellent sailors and fishermen who depended on the sea's resources
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Infantry officer wearing frock coat, 1830s
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: This British officer is wearing the popular dark blue frock coat. For most duties officers wore this comfortable coat with a peaked cap rather than the tight scarlet coat and the shako, which were worn on more formal occasions such as parades. (Parks Canada)
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Introduction to the Study of Military History for Canadian Students
 
Type: Document
Description: This publication offers nine examples of Canadian campaigns chosen from different periods of history. It also includes a very brief history of the development of Canadian Army organization. The Principles of War, in the form adopted by the Canadian Chiefs of Staff, are printed as an appendix.
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Site: National Defence
 
Title: Social Changes
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The new British way of defending colonies led to great social changes in Canada during the late 18th century. With no professional colonial army to join, the elite of Canadian society lost much income and influence. As well, British soldiers developed no roots in the colony.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Annual Review of the Upper Canadian Militia
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the first half of the 19th century, all able-bodied men in Upper Canada (with some exceptions) had to be part of the Sedentary Militia. Because attention was now concentrated on the small volunteer units, the training sessions for the majority became a sort of grand picnic or circus.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: A New, British, System
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Britain did not have a large army during the 18th century. Instead, it depended on the Royal Navy. Regiments in the small British army served in both Britain and its colonies, moving every few years to a new station. There was no special colonial army, such as France had kept in Canada.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Pay
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: A soldier's pay was never high, and very seldom adjusted as the cost of living increased. From 1797 to 1867, the rate was a shilling (12 pence) a day, from which deductions were made for food, clothing and other expenses. Little money would be left to spend as a man wished.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Pacific Coast
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Along the Pacific coast, British and American interests clashed throughout the first half of the 19th century. Britain claimed the whole coast, increasing American settlement eventually lead to the Oregon crisis of 1845. This prompted the birth of a British colony on Vancouver Island.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Barracks
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The British garrison in Canada lived almost exclusively in barracks during the 18th and 19th centuries, unlike troops during the earlier French regime. This made British troops a somewhat isolated society within the colony as a whole. The authorities felt that this improved discipline.
Site: National Defence
 
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