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Title: Chronology of Major Battles from 1755 - 1870
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: A list of the most important military engagements between 1755 and 1870 in Canada
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Military Bands
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The British likely introduced the military band to Canada. These regimental musicians were paid for by individual units. Instrumentation favoured flutes, clarinets and percussion. The bands played a strong role in the social life of garrison towns throughout Canada.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Mess
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The social centre of a British officer's life was his regimental Mess. The term comes from the practice of 'messing', or sharing the cost of meals to improve standards. By the 19th century, the Mess was the equivalent of a good social club were officers found food and recreation.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Housing
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: British army barracks during the 18th and 19th centuries were laid out like crowded dormitories. Each room housed a company (50-100 men) plus any wives. Beds or bunks ran along the sides, with tables and benches down the centre. In Canada, a cast-iron stove heated the room.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Political Strife Replaced by Fear of Invasion
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Partly due to Governor Craig's lack of political skill, relations between the English and French in Lower Canada were bad during the first decade of the 19th century. In 1811 London sent a new governor, Sir George Prevost. His efforts were aided by increasing fear of war with the Americans.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Amusements
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Outside their unit's Mess, British officers had other recreations when stationed in Canada during the 18th and 19th centuries. Amateur theatrical productions and musical concerts were put on by officers. Many painted in watercolours, and fishing, hunting and horse racing were also popular.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Drink and Women
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Alcohol was the only escape from a highly regulated life for many British soldiers during the 18th and 19th centuries. As a result, drunkenness and alcoholism were common. With roughly 90% of the men bachelors, prostitution and venereal disease were also big problems.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Not a Magnificent Life
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Until 1871, British soldiers were commonly seen throughout Canada. They looked magnificent in their impressive uniforms, but their life was not one most people would envy.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Discipline and Punishment
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the 18th and 19th centuries, even small crimes were mercilessly punished in the British army. Floggings were frequent, and punishment was performed in public as an example to fellow soldiers. Other punishments included prison, hard labour, branding and death.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Mutinies and Desertion
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Despite the ferocious punishments they were subject to during the 18th and 19th centuries, mutiny was very rare amongst British troops. Desertion, on the other hand, was a constant problem, and grew worse as travel to the United States became easier during the 19th century.
Site: National Defence
 
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