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Title: War and the Foundation of Canada - New France's Militarized Society
 
Type: Document
Description: From 1650 to 1760, French settlements in Québec City, Montréal, and Trois-Rivières created a society organized for war. Under the order of Louis XIV, King of France, every man underwent mandatory military training. Supported by allies of the First Peoples and a small garrison of professional soldiers, the Canadien militia formed the backbone of the colony's military forces until the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Nobles and Commoners
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The French nobility wanted to forbid commoners positions as military officers. Louis XIV favoured competence above all else, but his successors gradually capitulated. The colonial forces were attractive to non-noble officers, since the nobility preferred to stay in France.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The White Flag As A Battle Flag
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: With origins in the Wars of Religion of the early seventeenth century, an all white flag symbolized France during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It was flown over military outposts and from ships' masts throughout the existence of the colony of New France.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Amusements
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Their higher position in society allowed officers in New France a wider range of leisure activities than the common soldiers. Fine food and drink, parties and dancing, gambling and sports were all widely practiced. Amorous affairs were (mostly) discretely pursued, as well.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Recruitment
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Most of the British army was recruited in Great Britain. By the mid-19th century, half of the men were English or Welsh, one third Irish and the remainder Scottish. Recruits were (in theory) volunteers signed up by a regimental recruiting party, and service was for life (until 1847).
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Navy Troops in the West Indies
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The French Ministry of the Navy maintained a small colonial army to protect French possessions in the West Indies and Guyana.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Governor General's Guard
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the period when New France was a colony of the French crown, the Governor General was authorized to have a small group of bodyguards, just as was the case in the provinces of France. The men often wore the Governor General's personal livery as a uniform.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The "Marechaussee"
 
Type: Document
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Description: The first police force in Canada was set up in New France, using the same model used in France itself. An institution dating back to the Middle Ages, the Marechaussee was made up of 'archers' (so-called because of the weapons carried by the originals) led by a 'provost'.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Compagnies franches de la Marine (Warships)
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The names of troops raised by the French Ministry of Marine often confuse people. There were separate units of Compagnies franches de la Marine to serve aboard warships. These troops had nothing to do with the Compagnies franches found in Canada.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Introduction to the Study of Military History for Canadian Students
 
Type: Document
Description: This publication offers nine examples of Canadian campaigns chosen from different periods of history. It also includes a very brief history of the development of Canadian Army organization. The Principles of War, in the form adopted by the Canadian Chiefs of Staff, are printed as an appendix.
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Site: National Defence
 
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