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Title: A New, British, System
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Britain did not have a large army during the 18th century. Instead, it depended on the Royal Navy. Regiments in the small British army served in both Britain and its colonies, moving every few years to a new station. There was no special colonial army, such as France had kept in Canada.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Training in a New School
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Once established, the tactics of Canadian warfare would persist as long as the French regime. Refinements were made as the regular soldiers of the Compagnies franches de la Marine grew more experienced in the new methods.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: La Salle claims Louisiana for France
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: Robert Cavelier de La Salle is shown taking part in a ceremony where he claimed Louisiana for France on 6 April 1682, after having descended the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Even in the wilderness, the ceremony was done in full regalia with all the formalities.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Married Soldiers
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Despite the regulations to the contrary, it seems many soldiers were part of unofficial marriages. Most sergeants were married, for instance. In the remote posts of the west, some men married Amerindian women - what was called 'marrying country style'.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Pay
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: A soldier's pay was never high, and very seldom adjusted as the cost of living increased. From 1797 to 1867, the rate was a shilling (12 pence) a day, from which deductions were made for food, clothing and other expenses. Little money would be left to spend as a man wished.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Strategic Defence Of Canada
 
Type: Document
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Description: Canada in the early 1680s faced imminent conflict with the British as well as ongoing battles with the Iroquois. To preserve the colony, good fortifications in good condition were essential. Unfortunately, existing fortifications were poorly cared for or very weak.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Crime and Punishment
 
Type: Document
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Description: While the rate of crime in New France was very low, an extremely high proportion of recorded crimes were committed by soldiers. The justice system of the time was intended to provide a public example of brutal punishment.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Food
 
Type: Document
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Description: The French soldiers' rations were plain but adequate: bread, salted meat and dried peas.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Canadian Campaigns
 
Type: Document
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Description: Governor La Barre was able to lead an expedition against the Iroquois in 1684, but he quickly signed a peace treaty. This unimpressive move forced the next governor, the Marquis de Denonville, to attack again in 1687, this time burning Iroquois villages and crops after a battle.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Galley Troops
 
Type: Document
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Description: France would sentence convicted criminals to be rowers on a fleet of oar-propelled warships called galleys. These ships had troops assigned to them both to serve as marines, and also to guard the prisoners in these floating prisons.
Site: National Defence
 
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