Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada
Skip to content | Skip to institutional links

Common menu bar links

CMHG Home

Institutional links

  • CMHG

  • My Gateway






  • Timeline
    (1000-2000)


  • Go to Flash Site

Timeline

SELECT A CENTURY

  1. 1000
  2. 1100
  3. 1200
  4. 1300
  5. 1400
  6. 1500
  7. 1600
  8. 1700
  9. 1800
  10. 1900
  11. 2000

SELECT A DECADE

  1. 1800-1809
  2. 1810-1819
  3. 1820-1829
  4. 1830-1839
  5. 1840-1849
  6. 1850-1859
  7. 1860-1869
  8. 1870-1879
  9. 1880-1889
  10. 1890-1899

SELECT A YEAR / SUBJECT BY YEAR

1830183118321833183418351836183718381839 
1830: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (94)1831: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (89)1832: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (89)1833: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (88)1834: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (89)1835: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (86)1836: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (85)1837: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (109)1838: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (106)1839: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (93)Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders
1830: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (99)1831: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (94)1832: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (94)1833: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (92)1834: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (92)1835: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (92)1836: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (91)1837: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (119)1838: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (114)1839: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (99)Wars, Battles and Conflicts
1830: Armed Forces (67)1831: Armed Forces (66)1832: Armed Forces (66)1833: Armed Forces (67)1834: Armed Forces (68)1835: Armed Forces (65)1836: Armed Forces (64)1837: Armed Forces (75)1838: Armed Forces (77)1839: Armed Forces (67)Armed Forces
1830: Strategy and Tactics (17)1831: Strategy and Tactics (16)1832: Strategy and Tactics (16)1833: Strategy and Tactics (16)1834: Strategy and Tactics (16)1835: Strategy and Tactics (15)1836: Strategy and Tactics (15)1837: Strategy and Tactics (17)1838: Strategy and Tactics (18)1839: Strategy and Tactics (16)Strategy and Tactics
1830: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (65)1831: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (65)1832: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (65)1833: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (64)1834: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (65)1835: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (59)1836: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (60)1837: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (64)1838: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (67)1839: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (63)Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications
 
 

Date > 1800 > 1830-1839 > 1833

Subject > Wars, Battles and Conflicts

  1. 92 Results
  2. « Previous
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
Title: The Purported Russian Threat
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: When the Crimean War between Britain and Russia broke out in 1854, Governor Douglas of Vancouver Island sent frantic requests for troops, ships and weapons to defend against the Russian colony in Alaska. He was ignored in London, and no fighting took place on the Pacific coast.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Origins
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Army officers were overwhelmingly British in origin; very few were foreigners or from the colonies during the 18th and 19th centuries. Socially, most came from families in the gentry, clergy or prosperous bourgeoisie. Aristocrats were a minority in the officer corps, but very influential.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Regiments and Units Serving in Canada 1755-1871
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: A list of the regiments and other units of the American, British, Canadian, French and Spanish militaries that served in present-day Canada during the period 1755-1871. Included are the dates of each unit's service, and the modern-day provinces in which the service was done.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: First Nations: True Masters of the Plains
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The Plains Amerindians ruled the Prairies during the first half of the 19th century. These nomadic nations, fierce fighters and skilled riders, fought the advance of American settlement. Their relations with the traders of the Hudson's Bay Company were relatively smooth.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Canadian Militia Prior to Confederation
 
Type: Document
Description: This report discusses the growth and development of the Canadian Militia from its beginnings in early New France until Confederation in 1867.
Requires Adobe Reader, download here
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Weapons
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: This section illustrates a selection of firearms and bladed weapons used by British and Canadian military units during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: In the Regiment
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: New recruits to the British army during the 18th and 19th centuries were sent to a regimental depot. There, they were issued clothing and equipment and started to learn how to drill and to handle a weapon. They were given a (cursory) medical and formally enlisted before a magistrate.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Duties and Honours
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: British army officers were primarily responsible for supervising the activities of their men. The British took up the practice of awarding military medals only in the nineteenth century. First for officers only, then for all ranks, campaign medals became a source of great pride.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: British iron mortar, circa 1810
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: Mortars were designed to shoot an exploding shell at a very high angle, 45 degrees or more. They were used in the siege and defence of fortifications. An explosive shell was fired up into the air and arced downwards to drop within the enemy defences. When the shell's fuse burned down, it exploded. These projectiles are the 'bombs bursting in air' mentioned in the American national anthem, where they were being fired from a British fleet attacking Baltimore.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Soldiers' Wives
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: As units moved from posting to posting within the British empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, some soldier's wives (up to 6 per company) were transported with their husbands at government expense. Before each move, a lottery was held. Losers were abandoned without support.
Site: National Defence
 
  1. 92 Results
  2. « Previous
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5

Policy - External Hyperlinks

All search result links will open in a new browser window. We have made every reasonable effort to ensure that all links from the Gateway are accurate and reliable. However the Department of National Defence is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information contained on external sites. Please be aware that hyperlinks do change from time to time and in some cases those changes may not be reflected immediately. Please contact us if you encounter broken links. (More on Important Notices...)

Date Modified:

Top of Page
Important Notices