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An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is ever tending to revert to its crowd form. Our object in peace is so to train it that the reversion will become very slow

- Major-General J.F.C Fuller, "Training soldiers for war" 1914

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HMCS HURON

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Huron

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Today in Military History

October 5

1813:

Death of Tecumseh in Battle of the Thames

1866:

The Brockville Rifles: Semper Paratus (Always ready)

1866:

The Brockville Rifles: Semper Paratus (Always ready

1866:

The Lanark and Renfew Scottish Regiment: Fac et Spera (Do and hope)

1871:

Fenian invasion force capture the Hudsons Bay Company at Pembina Manitoba.

1921:

763 (Ottawa) Communication Regiment (originally 3 Divisional Signals)

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