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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Royal Canadian Artillery

Role of the Artillery:
To destroy or neutralize the enemy with indirect fire as part of the all arms battle.


Role of the Air Defence Artillery:
To prevent the enemy from interfering from the air with our operations on the ground.


Motto of the Artillery:
Ubique
(Everywhere)

Quo fas et gloria ducunt
(Whither right and glory lead)


Regiments of the Artillery:

Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (Reg Force):

  • 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - CFB Shilo
  • 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - CFB Petawawa
  • 5e Regiment Artillery Legere du Canada - CFB Valcartier
  • The Royal Canadian Artillery Band - CFB Edmonton

Royal Canadian Artillery (Primary Reserve and Schools):

Options:

Military Word Of The Day
TEWT
:
Tactical Exercise Without Troops


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Today in Military History

August 23



1305:

William Wallace (Braveheart) is executed.


1798:

Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power as Emperor of France.


1813:

The Prussian army under Von Bulow repulses French attack at the Battle of Grossbeeren.


1833:

Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.


1839:

The UK captures Hong Kong.


1864:

The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico.


1866:

The Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.


1889:

The first ship to the shore wireless message is received.


1914:

Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao (Tsingtao), China.


1914:

The Battle of Mons


1939:

The Soviet-German agreement signed


1939:

World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, Baltic states, Finland and Poland are divided between the two nations.


1940:

World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins aerial bombardment of London.


1942:

Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.


1943:

Kharkov is liberated by the Soviet Army.


1944:

World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of General Antonescu. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.


1958:

Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.


1990:

Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.


1990:

Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages to try to prevent the Gulf War).




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