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Encyclopedia > The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

Seaforth Armoury on Burrard Street in Vancouver.
Seaforth Armoury on Burrard Street in Vancouver.

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada is a Canadian Forces Land Force Command reserve infantry regiment. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 454 pixelsFull resolution (1690 × 960 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 454 pixelsFull resolution (1690 × 960 pixels, file size: 1. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (French: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the unified armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence Act, which states: The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. ... // The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral). ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I Infantry or footmen are very highly disciplined and trained soldiers who fight primarily with small arms(rifles), but are trained to use everything from their bare hands to missle systems in order to neutralize... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ...


The unit is based in Vancouver at the Seaforth Armoury on Burrard Street and is part of Land Force Western Area's 39 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment serves in both times of war and civil emergency, such as disaster relief after earthquakes and floods. It contributes individual augmentees to Canadian Forces operations around the world. For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... Look up Civil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word Civil is derived from the Latin word civilis, from civis (citizen). Used as an adjective, it may describe several fields, concepts, and people: Civil death Civil defense Civil disobedience Civil engineering Civil law Civil liberties Civil libertarianism Civil marriage Civil... Emergency operations or Emergency preparedness is a set of doctrines to prepare civil society to cope with natural or man-made disasters. ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ...


The regiment was formed in 1910 as the 72nd Highlanders of Canada and gained its current name in 1920.


Several members of the Seaforth Highlanders returned from service in Afghanistan in late 2006 and dozens more are training to serve overseas in 2007 and 2008.

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Victoria Cross recipients

Ernest Alvia (Smokey) Smith in his official portrait from the Order of British Columbia in 2002. ...

Alliances

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) is an infantry battalion of the British Army. ...

Order of precedence

Preceded by:
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Succeeded by:
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. ... The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Marys) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces based in British Columbia. ...

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