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.

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