Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada

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
First World War
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 June 1916	Perpetuates the 34th and 111th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force (throughThe Highland Light Infantry of Canada). 34th Bn, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1915-16" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) 111th Bn, C.E.F.- "The Great War, 1916" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) The Highland Light Infantry of Canada - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons" (G.O. 71 of 1930) Perpetuates the 118th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (throughThe Scots Fusiliers of Canada). 118th Bn, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1917" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929)
Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 July – 18 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April – 4 May 1917
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Hill 70	15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July – 10 Nov. 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
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of the	12 September – 9 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November)	Pursuit to Mons	11 November 1918
Second World War
NORMANDY LANDING	NORMANDY LANDING	6 Jun 44	The Highland Light Infantry of Canada, C.A.S.F.- "NORMANDY LANDING, CAEN, The Orne (Buron), BOURGUEBUS RIDGE, Faubourg de Vaucelles, FALAISE, The Laison, Chambois, Boulogne 1944, Calais 1944, THE SCHELDT, Savojaarde Plaat, Breskens Pocket, THE RHINELAND, Waal Flats, The Hochwald, THE RHINE, Zutphen, Leer, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 551, 8 July 1957) The Highland Light Infantry of Canada andThe Scots Fusiliers of Canada were amalgamated on 26 February 1965, forming the The Highland Fusiliers of Canada. The Regiment was designated "Royal" on 5 November 1998.
CAEN	CAEN	4-18 Jul 44
CAEN	The Orne (Buron)	8-9 Jul 44
BOURGEBUS RIDGE	BOURGUEBUS RIDGE	18-23 Jul 44
BOURGEBUS RIDGE	Faubourg de Vaucelles	18-19 Jul 44
FALAISE	FALAISE	7-22 Aug 44
	The Laison	14-17 Aug 44
	Chambois	18-22 Aug 44
	Boulogne 1944	17-22 Sep 44
	Calais 1944	25 Sep – 1 Oct 44
THE SCHELDT	THE SCHELDT	1 Oct – 8 Nov 44
	Savojaarde Plaat	9-10 Oct 44
	Breskens Pocket	11 Oct – 3 Nov 44
THE RHINELAND	THE RHINELAND	8 Feb - 10 Mar 45
	Waal Flats	8-15 Feb 45
	The Hochwald	26 Feb – 4 Mar 45
THE RHINE	THE RHINE	23 Mar – 1 Apr 45
	Zutphen	6-8 Apr 45
	Leer	28-29 Apr 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45	6 Jun 44 – 5 May 45

Defence Not Defiance

References:

1st Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry of Canada: 1940-1945/ by Jack Fortune Bartlett. Galt, Ont.: Highland Light Infantry of Canada Association, 1951. 126 p.

Bloody Buron: the Battle of Buron, Normandy, 08 July, 1944/ by J. Allan Snowie. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills Press, 1984. 120 p.

Highland Light Infantry of Canada, 1940-1944/ by Richard Mark Dykeman. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1986 (c1984).

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