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Battle Honours of the Canadian Army
Sherbrooke Hussars
Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date | Remarks |
| First World War | |||
| Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) | Mount Sorrel | 2-13 Jun 1916 |
The Sherbrooke Hussars perpetuates the 117th Battalion, C.E.F. via The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) - "Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens"
5th C.M.R., C.E.F - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
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| Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916) | Somme, 1916 | 1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916 | |
Flers-Courcelette | 15-22 Sep 1916 | ||
Ancre Heights | 1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916 | ||
| The Arras Offensive (9 Apr – 15 May, 1917 | Arras, 1917 | 9 Apr – 4 May 1917 | |
Vimy, 1917 | 9-14 Apr 1917 | ||
Hill 70 | 15-25 Aug 1917 | ||
| The Flanders Offensive (7 Jun – 10 Nov, 1917) | Ypres, 1917 | 31 Jul – 10 Nov. 1917 | |
Passchendaele | 12 Oct 1917 and/or 26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917 | ||
| The Advance in Picardy (8 Aug – 3 Sep, 1918) | Amiens | 8-11 Aug 1918 | |
| The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 Aug – 12 Oct, 1918) | Arras, 1918 | 26 Aug – 3 Sep 1918 | |
Scarpe, 1918 | 26-30 Aug 1918 | ||
Hindenburg Line, Battles of the | 12 Sep – 9 Oct 1918 | ||
Canal du Nord | 27 Sep – 2 Oct 1918 | ||
Cambrai, 1918 | 8-9 Oct 1918 | ||
| Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov) | Valenciennes | 1-2 Nov 1918 | |
| Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov).—Concluded. | Sambre | 4 Nov 1918 | |
France and Flanders, 1915-1918 | |||
| Second World War | |||
| NORMANDY LANDING | Normandy Landing | 6 Jun 44 |
Second World War battle honours authorized for The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) by Canadian Army Orders 33-1 Battle Honours - Awards, Issue No. 611, 1 Sep 1958. On 15 Feb 1965 The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) was amalgamated with the 7th/11th Hussars to form "The Sherbrooke Hussars".
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Authie | 7 Jun 44 | ||
| CAEN | Caen | 4-18 Jul 44 | |
The Orne | 8-9 Jul 44 | ||
| BOURGEBUS RIDGE | Bourguebus Ridge | 18-23 Jul 44 | |
Faubourg de Vaucelles | 18-19 Jul 44 | ||
St Andre-sur-Orne | 19-23 Jul 44 | ||
| FALAISE | Falaise | 7-22 Aug 44 | |
Falaise Road | 7-9 Aug 44 | ||
Clair Tizon | 11-13 Aug 44 | ||
The Laison | 14-17 Aug 44 | ||
Antwerp – Turnhout Canal | 24-29 Sep 44 | ||
| THE SCHELDT | The Scheldt | 1 Oct – 8 Nov 44 | |
The Lower Maas | 20 Oct – 7 Nov 44 | ||
| THE RHINELAND | The Rhineland | 8 Feb - 10 Mar 45 | |
The Hochwald | 26 Feb – 4 Mar 45 | ||
Xanten | 8-9 Mar 45 | ||
| THE RHINE | The Rhine | 23 Mar – 1 Apr 45 | |
Emmerich – Hoch Elten | 28 Mar – 1 Apr 45 | ||
Zutphen | 6-8 Apr 45 | ||
Deventer | 8-11 Apr 45 | ||
| NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-45 | North-West-Europe 1944-1945 | ||
Two members of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, C.E.F, were awarded the Victoria Cross: 
Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, 33-1 Battle Honours - Awards, Issue No. 611, dated 1 Sep 1958; the 7th/11th Hussars was granted the following Honorary Distinction for jointly mobilizing the Royal Rifles of Canada for service in Hong Kong:
Hong Kong 1941
The Regiment was authorized by the honorary distinction to bear the badge of the Royal Rifles of Canada with the year date 1941 on the regimental guidon.
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