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===Normandy landings===
===Normandy landings===
The Highland Light Infantry regiment participated in the [[D-Day]] landings, disembarking at Nan sector on [[Juno Beach]] on June 6, 1944 with the rest of the 9th Brigade, which consisted of the The Highland Light Infantry, the [[Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders]], and the [[North Nova Scotia Highlanders]]. These regiments were not in the first wave assault, but landed later in the morning and advanced through the lead brigades.<ref>[http://www.members.shaw.ca/junobeach/juno-4-0.htm webpage about Juno Beach]</ref>
The Highland Light Infantry regiment participated in the [[D-Day]] landings, disembarking at Nan sector on [[Juno Beach]] on June 6, 1944 with the rest of the 9th Brigade, which consisted of the The Highland Light Infantry, the [[Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders]], and the [[North Nova Scotia Highlanders]]. These regiments were not in the first wave assault, but landed later in the morning and advanced through the lead brigades.<ref>[http://www.members.shaw.ca/junobeach/juno-4-0.htm webpage about Juno Beach]</ref>

===War In Afghanistan===
The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.<ref>http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours</ref>


==Battle honours==
==Battle honours==
[[Image:RHFC regt colour.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The regimental colour of the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada.]]
[[Image:RHFC regt colour.jpg|thumb|200px|The regimental colour of the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada.]]
In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Battle honours in bold type are authorized to be emblazoned on regimental colours.
In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Battle honours in '''Bold Type''' are emblazoned on the regimental colour.

'''The Great War'''

'''MOUNT SORREL'''; '''SOMME, 1916'''; '''ARRAS, 1917, '18'''; '''HILL 70'''; '''YPRES, 1917'''; '''AMIENS'''; '''HINDENBURG LINE'''; '''PURSUIT TO MONS'''.


'''The Second World War'''
===The Great War===
*'''[[Battle of Mont Sorrel|MOUNT SORREL]]'''
*'''[[Battle of the Somme|SOMME, 1916]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Arras (1917)|ARRAS, 1917]], [[Battle of Arras (1918)|'18]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Vimy Ridge|Vimy, 1917]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Hill 70|HILL 70]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Passchendaele|Ypres 1917]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Amiens (1918)|AMIENS]]'''
*'''[[Hindenburg Line|HINDENBURG LINE]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Mons|PURSUIT TO MONS]]'''


===The Second World War===
'''NORMANDY LANDING'''; '''CAEN'''; '''The Orne (Buron)'''; '''BOURGUÉBUS RIDGE'''; Faubourg de Vaucelles; '''FALAISE'''; '''The Laison'''; Chambois; '''Boulogne, 1944'''; Calais, 1944; '''THE SCHELDT'''; Savojaards Platt; Breskens Pocket; '''THE RHINELAND'''; Waal Flats; The Hochwald; '''THE RHINE'''; Zutphen; Leer; North-West Europe, 1944–1945.
*'''[[Normandy landing|NORMANDY LANDING]]'''
*'''[[Battle for Caen|CAEN]]'''
*'''[[Orne River|The Orne (Buron)]]'''
*'''[[Operation Charnwood|BOURGUÉBUS RIDGE]]'''
*[[Operation Atlantic|Faubourg de Vaucelles]]
*'''[[Battle of Falaise|FALAISE]]'''
*'''[[Operation_Tractable|The Laison]]'''
*[[Operation_Tractable|Chambois]]
*'''[[Operation Wellhit|Boulogne, 1944]]'''
*[[History of Calais#World War Two|Calais, 1944]]
*[[Battle of the Scheldt|THE SCHELDT]]
*[[Battle of the Scheldt|Savojaards Platt]]
*[[Battle of the Scheldt|Breskens Pocket]]
*'''[[Operation_Veritable|THE RHINELAND]]'''
*[[Operation Veritable|Waal Flats]]
*[[Operation Blockbuster|The Hochwald]]
*'''[[Operation Veritable|THE RHINE]]'''
*[[Liberation of Arnhem|Zutphen]]
*[[Western Allied invasion of Germany|Leer]]
*[[Western Front (World War II)|NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945]]


'''War in Afghanistan'''
===War in Afghanistan===


'''AFGHANISTAN'''<ref>{{cite web|title=South-West Asia Theatre Honours|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref>
AFGHANISTAN<ref>{{cite web|title=South-West Asia Theatre Honours|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref>


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==Lineage==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1866]]
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Revision as of 15:03, 27 May 2014

The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
Cap badge of The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
Active14 September 1866–present
CountryCanada
BranchArmy
TypeFusiliers
SizeOne battalion
Part ofRoyal Canadian Infantry Corps
Garrison/HQCambridge and Kitchener, Ontario
Motto(s)DEFENCE NOT DEFIANCE
MarchQuick: Seann Triubhas/The Highland Laddie
Slow: 74ths Slow March
Commanders
Colonel in ChiefHRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York

The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, with companies in Cambridge and Kitchener, and is a unit of 31 Canadian Brigade Group, headquartered in London, Ontario. Prince Andrew, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family, acts as Colonel-in-Chief. Previously, this post was held by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

History

The Great War

The 34th Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 October 1915, where it provided reinforcements to Canadian units in the field until 27 November 1916, when it was reorganized as the 34th Battalion (Boys'), CEF. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 17 July 1917. The 111th Battalion (South Waterloo), CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 25 September 1916 where on 13 October 1916 its personnel were absorbed by the 35th Battalion, CEF to provide reinforcements for Canadian units in the field. The 111th Battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917. The 118th Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 22 January 1917 where on 6 February 1917, its personnel were absorbed by the 25th Reserve Battalion, CEF, to provide reinforcements for Canadian units in the field. The 118th Battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.

The Second World War

The Highland Light Infantry of Canada mobilized the The Highland Light Infantry of Canada, CASF, for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada, CASF, on 7 November 1940 and embarked for Britain on 20 July 1941. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed on JUNO Beach in Normandy as part of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and it continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 January 1946. The regiment subsequently mobilized the 3rd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Infantry Corps, Canadian Army Occupation Force on 1 June 1945 for service in Germany. The 3rd Battalion was disbanded on 1 May 1946.[1]

The camp flag of The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada.

The Scots Fusiliers mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Scots Fusiliers, CASF, for active service on 5 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of Military District No. 2 until the battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1943.[2]

Normandy landings

The Highland Light Infantry regiment participated in the D-Day landings, disembarking at Nan sector on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 with the rest of the 9th Brigade, which consisted of the The Highland Light Infantry, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, and the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. These regiments were not in the first wave assault, but landed later in the morning and advanced through the lead brigades.[3]

War In Afghanistan

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.[4]

Battle honours

The regimental colour of the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada.

In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Battle honours in Bold Type are emblazoned on the regimental colour.

The Great War

The Second World War

War in Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN[5]

Lineage

The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada originated in Berlin, Ontario on 14 September 1866 as the 29th Waterloo Battalion of Infantry. It was redesignated the 29th Waterloo Regiment on 8 May 1900, then the 29th Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada) on 15 April 1915, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada on 29 March 1920 the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada on 7 November 1940 and then The Highland Light Infantry of Canada on 1 May 1946. On 1 October 1954, The HLI of C was amalgamated with The Perth Regiment and renamed The Perth and Waterloo Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada). On 1 April 1957, the two regiments ceased to be amalgamated and resumed their former designations. On 26 February 1965, it was amalgamated with The Scots Fusiliers of Canada and redesignated as The Highland Fusiliers of Canada'. The Regiment assumed the appellation "Royal" to become The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada on 7 July 1998.[6]

Perpetuations

The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada perpetuates the 34th Battalion (Boys'), CEF, the 111th Battalion (South Waterloo), CEF and the 118th Battalion (North Waterloo), CEF.

Alliances

Armoury

Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image
Cambridge Armoury Ainslie Street South, 1914-5 1987 Recognized - Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings Cambridge, Ontario
  • Housing The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, this centrally located, brick and stone structure features a façade, flanking towers and a low-pitched gable roof; it projects a solid, fortified appearance

See also

References

  1. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  2. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  3. ^ webpage about Juno Beach
  4. ^ http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours
  5. ^ "South-West Asia Theatre Honours". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
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Order of precedence

Preceded by The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada Succeeded by

Notes

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