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Postmedia News: Canada to finally award ‘battle honours’ to War of 1812 soldiers

Aug 16, 2012

After more than a year of fierce, back-channel debates among historians and government officials, Canadian military regiments with links to 200-year-old units that fought in the War of 1812 have finally begun receiving so-called “battle honours” that formally recognize Canadian soldiers’ contributions in at least five major engagements from the war.

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