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Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Royal Canadian Regiment
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Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour. 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
North-West Rebellion	Saskatchewan		"C" Company, The Infantry School Corps
North-West Rebellion	North West Canada 1885		"C" Company, The Infantry School Corps
South African War	Paardeberg		2nd (Special Service) Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
South African War	South Africa 1899-1900
First World War
Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October)	Ypres, 1915	22 April – 25 May 1915	The RCR, 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, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18" (G.O. 110 of 1929) VC won by Lt M.F. Gregg on 27 Sep 1918. The Regiment perpetuates the 1st, 33rd, 71st and 168th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force (via the London and Oxford Fusiliers which became the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion in 1954 (now the 4th Battalion)). 1st Bn C.E.F. - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Pozieres, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Arleux, Scarpe, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders, 1915-18" (G.O. 110 of 1929) VC won by Lt F.W. Campbell on 15 Jun 1915 while serving with the 1st Bn C.E.F. 33rd Bn C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1916" (G.O. 110 of 1929) 71st Bn C.E.F. - No service as a unit. 142nd Bn C.E.F. - No service as a unit. 168th Bn C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1916-17" (G.O. 110 of 1929) 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps - "Amiens, Arras 1918, Scarpe 1918, Drocourt-Quéant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai 1918, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1918
	Gravenstafel Ridge	22-23 April 1915
	St Julien	24 April – 4 May 1915
	Festubert, 1915	15-25 May 1915
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 June 1916
Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 July – 18 November 1916
	Pozieres Ridge	23 July – 3 September 1916
	Flers-Courcelette	15-22 September 1916
	Ancre Heights	1 October – 11 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April – 4 May 1917
	Vimy, 1917	9-14 April 1917
	Arleux	28-29 April 1917
	Scarpe, 1917	3-4 May 1917
	Hill 70	15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Passchendaele	12 October 1917 and/or 26 October – 10 November 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August – 12 October, 1918)	Arras, 1918	26 August – 3 September 1918
	Scarpe, 1918	26-30 August 1918
	Drocourt-Queant Line	2-3 September 1918
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of	12 September – 9 October 1918
	Canal du Nord	27 September – 2 October 1918
	Cambrai, 1918	8-9 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November).	Pursuit to Mons	11 November 1918
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18	FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY	LANDING IN SICILY	9-12 Jul 43	The RCR, Canadian Active Service Force - "LANDING IN SICILY, Valguarnera, Agira, ADRANO, Regalbuto, SICILY, 1943, Landing at Reggio, Motta Montecorvino, Campobasso, Torella, San Leonardo, The Gully, Ortona, CASSINO II, Gustav Line, LIRI VALLEY, Hitler Line, GOTHIC LINE, LAMONE CROSSING, Misano Ridge, RIMINI LINE, San Martino - San Lorenzo, Pisciatello, Fosso Vecchio, ITALY 1943-45, Apeldoorn, NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 597, 26 May 1958)
	Valguarnera	17-19 Jul 43
	Agira	24-28 Jul 43
ADRANO	ADRANO	29 Jul – 7 Aug 43
ADRANO	Regalbuto	29 Jul - 3 Aug 43
SICILY 1943	SICILY 1943	9 Jul 43 – 17 Aug 43
	Landing at Reggio	3 Sep 43
	Motta Montecorvino	1-3 Oct 43
	Campobasso	11-14 Oct 43
	Torella	24-27 Oct 43
	San Leonardo	8-9 Dec 43
	The Gully	10-19 Dec 43
	Ortona	20-28 Dec 43
CASSINO II	CASSINO II	11-18 May 44
CASSINO II	Gustav Line	11-18 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	LIRI VALLEY	18-30 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	Hitler Line	18-24 May 44
GOTHIC LINE	GOTHIC LINE	25 Aug 22 Sep 44
	Misano Ridge	3-5 Sep 44
RIMINI LINE	RIMINI LINE	14-21 Sep 44
RIMINI LINE	San Martino – San Lorenzo	14-18 Sep 44
	Pisciatello	16-19 Sep 44
LAMONE CROSSING	LAMONE CROSSING	2-13 Dec 44
	Fosso Vecchio	16-18 Dec 44
ITALY 1943-45	ITALY 1943-45	3 Sep 43 – 22 Apr 45
	Apeldoorn	11-17 Apr 45
	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945
Korean War
United Nations Operations - Korea, 1950-1953	KOREA, 1951-1953		The RCR, Canadian Army Special Force - "Korea, 1951-1953" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 634, 9 Feb 1959)

Pro Patria

References:

Establishing a Legacy: The History of the Royal Canadian Regiment 1883-1953; By Colonel Bernd Horn, Dundurn press, 2008
100 years: the Royal Canadian Regiment, 1883-1983 / by C.P. Stacey with Ken Bell. Don Mills, Ont.: Collier-Macmillan, 1983. 184 p.
The Royal Canadian Regiment / by R.C. Fetherstonhaugh. Fredericton, N.B.: Centennial Print & Litho, 1981. 467 p.
The Royal Canadian Regiment, Volume Two, 1933-1966 / by G.R. Stevens. London, Ont.: London Priting and Lithographing, c1967. 420 p.
With the Royal Canadians / by Stanley McKeown Brown. Toronto: Publishers' Syndicate, 1980 (c1900). (microform).