Militia And Defence
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Militia in Canada raised by conscription and
receive no pay, 30; composition of military forces, 29-30; desertions,
119. (Lord Dorchester era) French-Canadian militia called out, 86; their unwillingness to
serve, 87; their good behaviour at Quebec, 111, 124, 144; lose
confidence in British regulars as result of American war, 242; strongly
object to being enrolled, 278, 290; Militia Bill of 1777 disliked by
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habitants, 186. (General Brock era) Military roads in Upper Canada, 52; military
posts in Upper Canada, 53-59; militia organization in Upper and Lower
Canada, 190; Brock's commendation of militia in general order, 212. (John Graves Simcoe era)
Passage of Militia Act of Upper Canada, 91. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Militia reorganized
after Trent affair, and again after Confederation, 87; Cartier's
interest in, 87-88, 110. (Lord Elgin era) Under French regime, 177-178; Elgin's views
on colonial defence, 209-210. (George Brown Era) Government defeated on Militia Bill of
1862, 142; its terms, 142; disappointment in England over, 142; question
of defence one of forces leading towards Confederation, 142, 147, 181,
182; debate in House of Lords on Canadian defence, 181, 183-184; scheme
of defence, 184-185, 186; improved militia system advocated by Canada
First Association, 236. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Bill defeated for better organization of,
88; militia organized, 151.