1837
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1838
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1839
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1840
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Royal Canadian Rifles are raised to man the frontier
posts in British North America.
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1846
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1855
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1858
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100th Royal Canadian Regiment of Foot [later
Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)] raised for British
services.
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1859
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1861
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1864
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1866
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Fenian Raids begin
with Battle of Ridgeway.
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Battle of Pigeon Hill
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1867
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Confederation. Canada West, Canada East and the
Maritimes join to create the Dominion of Canada.
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1868
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1870
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Battle of Eccles Hill. Fenian
Raids end.
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Red River Expedition.
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1871
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Treaty of Washington eases relations with United States.
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1873
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Formation of North-West
Mounted Police (later Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
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1876
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Following Battle of Little Bighorn, Plains Sioux
flee north from the United States to Canada in seek of political asylum.
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1878
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1884
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1885
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1887
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Kootenay Indian crisis
in British Columbia.
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1896
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1898
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1899
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1901
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Queen Victoria dies. Edward VII ascends to the
throne.
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1902
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