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- Admiral Viscount Nelson, May 1794. During the attack on Bastin

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Today in Military History

October 5

1813:

Death of Tecumseh in Battle of the Thames

1866:

The Brockville Rifles: Semper Paratus (Always ready)

1866:

The Brockville Rifles: Semper Paratus (Always ready

1866:

The Lanark and Renfew Scottish Regiment: Fac et Spera (Do and hope)

1871:

Fenian invasion force capture the Hudsons Bay Company at Pembina Manitoba.

1921:

763 (Ottawa) Communication Regiment (originally 3 Divisional Signals)

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