The Royal Regiment of Canada

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The Royal Regiment of Canada
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Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.

The Royal Regiment of Canada is Canada's sixth most senior Reserve Infantry regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.

Motto

Ready Aye Ready, and Nec Aspera Terrant (Latin: Difficulties do not daunt)


Battle Honours (46)

All the honours that are in all caps are emblazoned on the colours of the regiment.

Early History

FISH CREEK
BATOCHE
NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900

World War I

YPRES, 1915, '17
Gravenstafel
Arleux
ST. JULIEN
Hill 70
Scarpe, 1917, '18
FESTUBERT, 1915
PASSCHENDAELE
MOUNT SORREL
SOMME, 1916, '18
AMIENS
Drocourt-Queant
Pozieres
Flers-Courcelette
HINDENBURG LINE
Canal du Nord
Ancre Heights
Cambrai, 1918
ARRAS, 1917, '18
VIMY, 1917
Pursuit to Mons
France and Flanders, 1915-18

World War II

DIEPPE
Woevsdrecht
Bourguebus Ridge
FAUBOURG DE VAUCELLES
VERRIERES RIDGE -- TILLY-LA-CAMPAGNE
THE HOCHWALD
FALAISE
SOUTH BEVELAND
THE RHINELAND
Falaise Road
Goch-Calcar Road
Clair Tizon
Foret de la Londe
Dunkirk, 1944
THE SCHELDT
XANTEN
TWENTE CANAL
Groningen
Oldenburg
North-West Europe, 1942, 1944-45

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