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Canada’s Permanent Force shrank during the interwar period.  The Permanent Force included the RCHA Brigade (A, B and C Batteries), a medium battery, coastal batteries, and artillery schools. The Reserve Army was small but active during the interwar period.  The Royal Regiment started the process of going mechanized.  The 3rd Medium Battery, RCA, in Kingston […]

In early 1915, the Canadians joined the British in the trenches of France and Belgium.  Canadians participated in battles on the Western Front. The Canadian Artillery directed bombardments against trenches, machine gun deployments, and dugouts.  LCol A. G. L. McNaughton led in the development of counter-battery techniques to target enemy guns. In 1916, Canada had

War broke out in South Africa between the British and Dutch colonists called Boers in 1899.  Canada provided a volunteer force to aid the British.  Among the volunteers were three batteries of Field Artillery – C, D, and E Batteries. C Battery helped relieve Colonel Robert Baden-Powell’s Garrison under siege at Mafeking.  D Battery helped

In March 1885, a group of Métis led by Louis Riel started an uprising against the Canadian government in the Districts of Saskatchewan and Alberta.  They wanted to protect their rights, land, and economic prosperity.  It included an associated uprising by First Nations who faced starvation. General Middleton gathered his forces at Fort Qu’Appelle in

In 1871, the Canadian Artillery included Field Artillery and Garrison Artillery.  Garrison troops assumed responsibility for coastal defence, garrison, and siege artillery. The Department of Militia established the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery in 1893.  Artillery competitions proved a welcome relief from militia training and guard duty.  Gunners competed for positions on teams representing Canada in