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MILITARY AND DEFENCE
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104th Regiment (E), NB
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War of 1812, march from Fredericton to Kingston and Fort George in 1813
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Action at Butler's Farm (E), ON
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War of 1812, Americans defeated by Indian allies in 1813
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Admiralty House (S), NS
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Exceptional 1819 Palladian-style naval residence
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Alaska Highway (E), BC
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Joint United States-Canada defence project, 1941-43, Dawson Creek to Fairbanks
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American Military Presence in Newfoundland (E), NF
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Commemorates American bases in Newfoundland during World War II
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Amherstburg Navy Yard (S), ON
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Site of British naval yard, 1796-1813; War of 1812
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Artillery Park (S), QC
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Important complex of 18th- and 19th-century defence structures
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Attack at Grand-Pré (E), NS
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French and Indian capture of Grand-Pré in 1747
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Barker, Lieutenant Colonel William George "Billy",V.C. (P), MB
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Renowned and decorated serviceman, leading air ace
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Batoche (S), SK
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Métis village, site of 1885 Battle of Batoche
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Battle Hill (S), ON
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Site of Battle of the Longwoods, 1814,War of 1812
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Battle of Beaver Dams (S), ON
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Site of 1813 British victory (Laura Secord), Battle of Beechwoods; War of 1812
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Battle of Chippawa (S), ON
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Site of 1814 battle,War of 1812
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Battle of Cook's Mills (S), ON
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Site of British victory, War of 1812
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Battle of Crysler's Farm (S), ON
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Site of one of decisive battles of War of 1812
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Battle of Eccles Hill (S), QC
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Foiled Fenian invasion, 1870
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Battle of Fort George (E), ON
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War of 1812, capture of Fort George by Americans, 1813
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Battle of Île-aux-Noix (E), QC
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War of 1812, American sloops Eagle and Growler captured, 1813
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Battle of Lacolle (S), QC
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Defence against American attack, 1814; War of 1812
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Battle of Lundy's Lane (S), ON
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Site of bloodiest battle of War of 1812
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Battle of Montmorency (S), QC
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Site of 1759 battle, Montcalm defeated Wolfe
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Battle of Odelltown (E), QC
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Last battle of the 1837-38 Rebellion
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Battle of Petitcodiac (E), NB
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French victory over British in Acadia, 1755
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Battle of Rivière des Prairies/Battle of Coulée Grou (S), QC
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Site of 1690 battle between French and Iroquois
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Battle of September 6th, 1775 (S), QC
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British victory over invading Americans, 1775
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Battle of Signal Hill (E), NF
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Last battle of the Seven Years' War in North America, 1762
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Battle of Stoney Creek (S), ON
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Site of British victory,War of 1812
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Battle of the Cedars (S), QC
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1776 British victory over invading American army
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Battle of the Châteauguay (S), QC
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Site of 1813 battle in defence of Lower Canada,War of 1812
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Battle of the Lake of Two Mountains (S), QC
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Site of defeat of Iroquois by French, 1689
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Battle of the Restigouche (S), QC
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Site of last naval battle in Seven Years'War
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Battle of the Windmill (S), ON
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Attempted mission foiled, 1838
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Battle of Trois-Rivières (S), QC
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Site of British victory over American troops, 1776
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Bay Street Drill Hall (S), BC
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Fortress-like World War I drill hall, 1914-15
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Beaumont-Hamel (S), France
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Represents Newfoundland's accomplishment, contribution and sacrifice in World War I
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Bishop,William Avery "Billy",V.C. (P), ON
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World War I flying ace, awarded Victoria Cross
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Bloody Creek (S), NS
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Site of two French-English battles, 1711 and 1757
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Bois Blanc Island Blockhouse (S), ON
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1839 wooden blockhouse, built after 1837 Rebellion
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Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse (S), ON
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Round stone light tower, 1837
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Bridge Island/Chimney Island (S), ON
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War of 1812 naval station
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (E), ON
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Schools established across Canada to train Commonwealth airmen in World War II
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Burlington Heights (S), ON
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War of 1812 site
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Butler's Barracks (S), ON
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Complex represents 150 years of military history
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Butler's Rangers (E), ON
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Loyalist force that raided American frontier, 1777-83
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Canadians and the Normandy Landing (E), France
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Successful capture of Juno Beach by Canadian sailors, soldiers and airmen
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Capitulation of Montréal (E), QC
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Surrender of Montréal in 1760
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Capture of Detroit (E), ON
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War of 1812, surrender of Detroit to General Brock
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Capture of the Ohio and Somers (E), ON
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War of 1812, capture of two United States warships on Lake Erie, 1814
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Capture of the Tigress and Scorpion (E), ON
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War of 1812, capture of two United States warships in 1814 on Georgian Bay
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Carbonear Island (E), NF
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Defence of English settlements against French attacks in 1697 and 1705
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Carillon Barracks (S), QC
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Early 19th-century stone military building
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Carleton Martello Tower (S), NB
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Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812
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Castle Hill (S), NF
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17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications
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Cathcart Tower (S), ON
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Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications
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Cemetery of Heroes (S), QC
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Final resting place of more than 1,000 French, British, Canadian and Aboriginal soldiers and officers
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Collins, Enos (P), NS
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Privateer and entrepreneur, important role in development of Halifax
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Cosby, Admiral Phillips (P), NS
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Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean (1786-90)
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Coteau-du-Lac (S), QC
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18th-century transportation and defence structures
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Currie, Sir Arthur William (P), ON
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Commander of the Canadian Corps in 1914, first General in the Canadian Army
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d'Anville's Encampment (S), NS
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French expedition to retake Louisbourg, 1746
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d'Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne (P), QC
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Famous soldier of New France, raided English posts (1688-97)
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de Salaberry House (S), QC
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Palladian-style manor of Charles-Michel D'Irumberry de Salaberry, hero of War of 1812
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De Salaberry, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d'Irumberry (P), QC
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Commanded the Voltigeur Corps in the War of 1812
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De Verchères, Madeleine (P), QC
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Defended "The Family Fort in Verchères"from attacking Iroquois in 1692
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Defence of the Châteauguay Ford (E), QC
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War of 1812, 1813 battle in defence of the ford at Châteauguay
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Defence of York (E), ON
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War of 1812, commemorates defenders of York
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Diefenbunker/Central Emergency Government Headquarters (S), ON
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Cold war bunker, symbol of nuclear deterrence strategy
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Dixson, Thomas (P), NB
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Soldier, brought reinforcements in 1776 to end siege of Fort Beauséjour
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Drummond, Sir Gordon (P), ON
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Commander of the British Forces in Upper Canada (1813-14); War of 1812
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Drury, Sir Charles Carter (P), NB
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Admiral (1908) in the Royal Navy, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (1905)
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