The Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment were formed.

Britain's Constitutional Act created Upper and Lower Canada and set the stage for rebellion.

U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty in which they agreed to restrict tonnages of warships.

In the Battle of Cut Knife, Chief Poundmaker's Cree warriors dealt Canadian troops their last defeat of the Northwest Rebellion.

The Royal Canadian Navy was established.

Maj.-Gen. Henry Procter and Tecumseh were forced to end a 10-day siege at Fort Meigs in Ohio.

Queen Victoria asked her subjects to remain neutral in the U.S. Civil War.

John Franklin departed England in search of the Northwest Passage.

The British retreated to Burlington Heights Ontario, abandoning Fort Erie on May 27th, 1813.

On May 31st the Boer War ended. Canada's contribution: $3 million and 7,368 troops.

The Americans gained control of the upper Great Lakes after they defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie.

General James Wolfe led the British in an attack against the French, led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham. Both generals died from their wounds sustained […]

The first overseas expedition by Canadians began as several hundred boatmen departed Canada en-route to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition.

Sir John Hamilton Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, was sworn in as Canada's 7th Governor-General.

King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which announced the new administrative structure for British North America as the Treaty of Paris went into effect, nullifying the government […]

Round the Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body and Little Bear were tried in Battleford, Saskatchewan for their involvement in the Frog Lake Massacre. They were all found guilty […]

British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

The Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Cook's Mills, the penultimate engagement fought on Canadian soli during the War of 1812. The victory was short-lived, however, as the […]

A proclamation announces the creation of the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint.

The Hamilton Foot Ball Club was formed.

RCN cruiser HMCS Rainbow arrives at Esquimalt, B.C. after becoming the first Canadian ship to sail around South America by the Strait of Magellan.

Convicted in Canada's first piracy trial, Edward Jordan was hanged in Halifax.

The Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment were formed.

Britain's Constitutional Act created Upper and Lower Canada and set the stage for rebellion.

U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty in which they agreed to restrict tonnages of warships.

In the Battle of Cut Knife, Chief Poundmaker's Cree warriors dealt Canadian troops their last defeat of the Northwest Rebellion.

The Royal Canadian Navy was established.

Maj.-Gen. Henry Procter and Tecumseh were forced to end a 10-day siege at Fort Meigs in Ohio.

Queen Victoria asked her subjects to remain neutral in the U.S. Civil War.

John Franklin departed England in search of the Northwest Passage.

The British retreated to Burlington Heights Ontario, abandoning Fort Erie on May 27th, 1813.

On May 31st the Boer War ended. Canada's contribution: $3 million and 7,368 troops.

The Americans gained control of the upper Great Lakes after they defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie.

General James Wolfe led the British in an attack against the French, led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham. Both generals died from their wounds sustained […]

The first overseas expedition by Canadians began as several hundred boatmen departed Canada en-route to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition.

Sir John Hamilton Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, was sworn in as Canada's 7th Governor-General.

King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which announced the new administrative structure for British North America as the Treaty of Paris went into effect, nullifying the government […]

Round the Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body and Little Bear were tried in Battleford, Saskatchewan for their involvement in the Frog Lake Massacre. They were all found guilty […]

British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

The Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Cook's Mills, the penultimate engagement fought on Canadian soli during the War of 1812. The victory was short-lived, however, as the […]

A proclamation announces the creation of the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint.

The Hamilton Foot Ball Club was formed.

RCN cruiser HMCS Rainbow arrives at Esquimalt, B.C. after becoming the first Canadian ship to sail around South America by the Strait of Magellan.

Convicted in Canada's first piracy trial, Edward Jordan was hanged in Halifax.

The Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment were formed.

Britain's Constitutional Act created Upper and Lower Canada and set the stage for rebellion.

U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty in which they agreed to restrict tonnages of warships.

In the Battle of Cut Knife, Chief Poundmaker's Cree warriors dealt Canadian troops their last defeat of the Northwest Rebellion.

The Royal Canadian Navy was established.

Maj.-Gen. Henry Procter and Tecumseh were forced to end a 10-day siege at Fort Meigs in Ohio.

Queen Victoria asked her subjects to remain neutral in the U.S. Civil War.

John Franklin departed England in search of the Northwest Passage.

The British retreated to Burlington Heights Ontario, abandoning Fort Erie on May 27th, 1813.

On May 31st the Boer War ended. Canada's contribution: $3 million and 7,368 troops.

The Americans gained control of the upper Great Lakes after they defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie.

General James Wolfe led the British in an attack against the French, led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham. Both generals died from their wounds sustained […]

The first overseas expedition by Canadians began as several hundred boatmen departed Canada en-route to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition.

Sir John Hamilton Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, was sworn in as Canada's 7th Governor-General.

King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which announced the new administrative structure for British North America as the Treaty of Paris went into effect, nullifying the government […]

Round the Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body and Little Bear were tried in Battleford, Saskatchewan for their involvement in the Frog Lake Massacre. They were all found guilty […]

British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

The Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Cook's Mills, the penultimate engagement fought on Canadian soli during the War of 1812. The victory was short-lived, however, as the […]

A proclamation announces the creation of the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint.

The Hamilton Foot Ball Club was formed.

RCN cruiser HMCS Rainbow arrives at Esquimalt, B.C. after becoming the first Canadian ship to sail around South America by the Strait of Magellan.

Convicted in Canada's first piracy trial, Edward Jordan was hanged in Halifax.

The Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment were formed.

Britain's Constitutional Act created Upper and Lower Canada and set the stage for rebellion.

Canadian Arctic Expedition ship Karluk sank north of Siberia leaving its crew, including Captain Robert Bartlett, stranded. Bartlett embarked on a 1,000 kilometre journey to find help, resulting in their […]

U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty in which they agreed to restrict tonnages of warships.

In the Battle of Cut Knife, Chief Poundmaker's Cree warriors dealt Canadian troops their last defeat of the Northwest Rebellion.

The Royal Canadian Navy was established.

Maj.-Gen. Henry Procter and Tecumseh were forced to end a 10-day siege at Fort Meigs in Ohio.

Queen Victoria asked her subjects to remain neutral in the U.S. Civil War.

John Franklin departed England in search of the Northwest Passage.

S.S. Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver, but 352 Sikh, Muslim and Hindu refugees from India were turned away.

The British retreated to Burlington Heights Ontario, abandoning Fort Erie on May 27th, 1813.

On May 31st the Boer War ended. Canada's contribution: $3 million and 7,368 troops.

The Americans gained control of the upper Great Lakes after they defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie.

General James Wolfe led the British in an attack against the French, led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham. Both generals died from their wounds sustained […]

The first overseas expedition by Canadians began as several hundred boatmen departed Canada en-route to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition.

Sir John Hamilton Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, was sworn in as Canada's 7th Governor-General.

The long process of loading men, animals and equipment into transport ships for overseas duty began at Quebec City.

More than 30,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force departed en-route to Europe, the largest convoy ever to sail from Canada.

King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which announced the new administrative structure for British North America as the Treaty of Paris went into effect, nullifying the government […]

Round the Sky, Bad Arrow, Miserable Man, Iron Body and Little Bear were tried in Battleford, Saskatchewan for their involvement in the Frog Lake Massacre. They were all found guilty […]

British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

The Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Cook's Mills, the penultimate engagement fought on Canadian soli during the War of 1812. The victory was short-lived, however, as the […]

A proclamation announces the creation of the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint.

The Hamilton Foot Ball Club was formed.

RCN cruiser HMCS Rainbow arrives at Esquimalt, B.C. after becoming the first Canadian ship to sail around South America by the Strait of Magellan.

Convicted in Canada's first piracy trial, Edward Jordan was hanged in Halifax.

The Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment were formed.

Britain's Constitutional Act created Upper and Lower Canada and set the stage for rebellion.

U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty in which they agreed to restrict tonnages of warships.