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Type: Document
Description: The North West Rebellion lasted less than three months in the spring of 1885. But the prairie uprising had an enduring effect on a nation. Its leader, Louis Riel, became a permanent symbol of language, religious and racial divisions in Canada. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Georgina Pope served at British hospitals just north of Cape Town, South Africa, as senior sister in 1899. In 1908 she attained the position of matron, first in the history of Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Lieutenant-Colonel François-Louis Lessard went to South Africa as a Canadian officer attached to the British Army to learn about the latest developments in warfare. In 1900, the Canadian government appointed him to command the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, later named the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Sam Hughes was a senior militia officer and an influential Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party. He accompanied the first Canadian contingent in an unofficial capacity into South Africa.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Charles W. Drury was known as the 'Father of Modern Field Artillery in Canada' for his many innovations. He accompanied the first Canadian contingent to study military developments during the South African War.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Following the American Civil War, the Fenian Brotherhood, largely composed of Irish-American veterans, sought to achieve Ireland's independence from Britain by capturing Canada as a hostage. Canada's permanent militia units defeated the Fenians until the movement collapsed after 1871.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Otter became the first Canadian-born officer to command this country's military. As commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry in South Africa, his no nonsense, no frills approach to soldiering brought him into conflict with the less disciplined ways of his officers and men, but his austere professionalism got results.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Recommended as the best man in Canada to lead a unit in South Africa by the North West Mounted Police, Samuel B. Steele took command of Strathcona's Horse in 1899. After taking the unit back to Canada early in 1901, Steele returned to South Africa that same year to command a division of the South African Constabulary until 1906. He later commanded Canadian formations in England during the First World War.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: After Confederation, the Canadian took control of its forts, set up the first Canadian military college in Kingston, and created Canada's first permanent infantry and cavalry units.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Under Lieutenant-Colonel T.D.B. Evans' leadership the Canadian Mounted Rifles carried out some very successful actions, including the seizure of a key hill at Leliefontein on 7 November 1900 that prevented the Boers from trapping a British force.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
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