For this 2023 Holiday Reboot episode we go back to Season 2 Episode Six for a look at the militia of Upper Canada during the early days of the War of 1812. On paper, the militia was a sizeable force, yet in reality it was dubious in its commitment to the defence of Canada and questionable in its quality to do so were they even to show up. A British general by the name of Isaac Brock was responsible for this rag-tag group of would-be soldiers and he did his very best to ensure both their loyalty and that they could contribute once battle erupted. Despite the questions surrounding this group, in the early days of the War of 1812 the militia was present at every major battle and while never really the crucial factor in winning battles was nonetheless necessary for the defence of Upper Canada in the face of multiple American invasions. Enjoy this trip back to 1812!
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S5E5 A Murder in the Desert – The Canadian Airborne Regiment and the Somalia Scandal
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S5E3 The Buffalo Alliance – Poundmaker and Crowfoot
S5E2 The Pirate Queen of Canada – Maria Lindsay Cobham
S5E1 Canada’s Forgotten Battle – The Battle of the Medak Pocket
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S4E17 Subordinate No More! Canada’s Inter-War Move to Independence
S4E16 The Chatham Coloured All-Stars
S4E15 Separate Spheres Turned Upside Down – French Women and the Survival of New France
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S4E9 ‘Kill the Indian, Save the Child’ – Residential Schools in Canada
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S4E7 The Assassination of D’Arcy McGee
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S4E5 The First World War Remembered
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