What Was Canadas First War

Published OnlineAugust 5, 2013Last EditedAugust 24, 2021

Where was the first war in Canada?

Canadians faced months of hard fighting at the Somme in the late summer and fall of 1916.

Who did Canada fight in the First World War?

On August 4, 1914, the Governor General declared a war between Canada and Germany. The Militia was not mobilized and instead an independent Canadian Expeditionary Force was raised.

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