These six Heritage Guns represent key developments in the history of Canadian Artillery. To learn more about these guns, find them in our permanent galleries and examples of their ordnance in the UBIQUE 150 exhibit. In 1871, the 9 Pounder smoothbore, muzzle-loading, bronze cannon fired common, case, and shrapnel rounds approximately one kilometre. In …
UBIQUE in Latin means “EVERYWHERE.” Because the Artillery has been present in all significant land operations, the RCA has been granted the motto UBIQUE as an honorary distinction to “take the place of all past, and future battle honours and distinctions gained in the field.” To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of A …
Major General Thomas Bland “Jingo” Strange was a larger-than-life soldier who spent ten years establishing Canada’s formative professional army and led the last battle on Canadian soil in 1885. He was born in India on 15 September 1831, received his education in Ireland, commission in the Royal Artillery in Britain, and served throughout the British …
After Confederation, Britain pushed for Canada to provide for its own defence. By 1871, most of the British Regulars had left, except in Halifax. Canada responded by authorizing the formation of A and B Batteries of Garrison Artillery and Schools of Gunners. LCol G. A. French commanded A Battery in Kingston, Ontario, and LCol T. …
Welcome to the RCA Museum’s UBIQUE 150 Exhibit. The purpose of this exhibit is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the formation of A and B Batteries in 1871. These units were the first “full-time” or “regular” elements of the post-Confederation Canadian Army. They represent a significant step in the advancement of Canada. In 2021, …
