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...the château was also the governor’s residence, it was an important living environment and cultural centre. There were many receptions, under both the French and English regimes.

The archeological research project currently underway at the Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site of Canada began in June 2005. The final exploratory campaign was conducted in the summer of 2007. The three digs confirmed the site’s historical significance. Many architectural remains were excavated:

Canadian army bands are raised for such military duties as stimulating enlistments, conducting troops to and from trains and ships, assisting at drill and ceremonial parades and playing at military funerals. At the outbreak of war in 1939, the War Office decided to discontinue regimental bands, with a few notable exceptions such as those of the King’s Household Troops and the Royal Artillery. From the tactical point of view bands were no longer of any value.

This report correlates the research available on the Canadian Militia and Canadian defence policy in the period 1867-1900. It focuses mainly on three topics: the Militia as a factor in Canadian self-government within the British Empire, the Militia as an area of conflict for the doctrine of ministerial responsibility, and the Militia as a social and political institution.

Apart from the fall of the Roman Empire, probably no historical problem has been more exhaustively analysed than that of the origins of the First World War. This was a natural result of the magnitude of the conflict, its cost in lives, wealth and values, and its emotional grip on contemporaries. The present report attempts to address some of the causes of the conflict.

The Saint-Louis forts and châteaux site is complex. It consists of three elements: the forts, châteaux and gardens. There were a total of four forts and two Châteaux.

This report summarizes the involvement and administration of Canadian troops during the South African War, First World War and Second World War. The purpose of the document was to examine Canada's past military participation in international conflict to guide contemporary decisions for Canadian military policy during the Korean War.