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''Pro Patria'' (Latin: For Country) | ''Pro Patria'' (Latin: For Country) | ||
==Battle Honours ( | ==Battle Honours (57)== | ||
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.<br> | |||
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===Early History=== | ===Early History=== | ||
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*VIMY, 1917 <br> | *VIMY, 1917 <br> | ||
*Arleux<br> | *Arleux<br> | ||
*Scarpe, 1917, | *Scarpe, 1917, '18<br> | ||
*HILL 70<br> | *HILL 70<br> | ||
*PASSCHENDAELE<br> | *PASSCHENDAELE<br> | ||
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*ORTONA <br> | *ORTONA <br> | ||
*Cassino II <br> | *Cassino II <br> | ||
* | *Gustav Line <br> | ||
*Liri Valley <br> | *Liri Valley <br> | ||
*HITLER LINE <br> | *HITLER LINE <br> |
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The Royal Canadian Regiment is Canada's senior Infantry regiment, and comprises three Regular Force infantry battalions as well as a 4th Battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
Motto
Pro Patria (Latin: For Country)
Battle Honours (57)
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.
Early History
- SASKATCHEWAN
- NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
- PAARDEBERG
- SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900
World War I
- YPRES, 1915, '17
- Gravenstafel
- St. Julien
- Festubert, 1915
- MOUNT SORREL
- SOMME, 1916
- Pozieres
- Flers-Courcelette
- ANCRE HEIGHTS
- Arras, 1917, '18
- VIMY, 1917
- Arleux
- Scarpe, 1917, '18
- HILL 70
- PASSCHENDAELE
- AMIENS
- Drocourt-Queant
- HINDENBURG LINE
- Canal du Nord
- Cambrai, 1918
- PURSUIT TO MONS
- France and Flanders, 1915-1918
World War II
- LANDING IN SICILY
- Valguarnera
- Agira
- Adrano
- Regalbuto
- Sicily, 1943
- Landing at Reggio
- MOTTA MONTECORVINO
- Campobasso
- Torella
- SAN LEONARDO
- The Gully
- ORTONA
- Cassino II
- Gustav Line
- Liri Valley
- HITLER LINE
- GOTHIC LINE
- LOMONE CROSSING
- Misano Ridge
- RIMINI LINE
- San Martino-San Lorenzo
- Pisciatello
- Fosso Vecchio
- ITALY, 1943-1945
- Appeldoorn
- NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945
Korea
- KOREA, 1951-1953