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The 100th (Prince of Wales Royal Canadian) Regiment of the Line, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The 100th (Prince of Wales Royal Canadian) Regiment of the Line, 1858. We have recently had two interesting arrivals to the shores of England - the first and second detachments of a new regiment of the Line formed in Canada. When the mother country was under the pressure of the great Indian rebellion Canada offered to raise a regiment and place it at the disposal of the Government. The offer was cordially accepted, and in an incredibly short space of time a regiment, recruited entirely in Canada, was enrolled and completed...it is numbered the Hundredth Regiment of Foot, and is inscribed in full as the Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment, under which designation it is to form part of the regular infantry of the Army. The peculiarity of this creation is that it is a regiment raised in the colonies from the colonial population, and yet enrolled among the regular battalions of the Army for indiscriminate service in any part of the world... No instance of this kind has ever, we think, occurred before...A few weeks ago the first detachment of the 100th Regiment, consisting of nearly 500 men, arrived...at Liverpool, from Quebec, and proceeded at once to Shorncliffe Camp'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
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This photograph captures the first detachment of The 100th (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian) Regiment of the Line as they arrived in England in 1858. The regiment, formed entirely in Canada, was an unprecedented creation in the British Army. With the mother country under the strain of the Indian Rebellion, Canada offered to raise a regiment for the British government's disposal. In a remarkable display of organization, the regiment was enlisted and completed in a short time, numbered as the Hundredth Regiment of Foot, and named the Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian Regiment. The unique aspect of this regiment was its colonial origin, yet its enrollment among the regular battalions of the Army for service anywhere in the world. The first detachment, consisting of approximately 500 men, arrived at Liverpool from Quebec, and proceeded to Shorncliffe Camp for training. This photograph provides a glimpse into a pivotal moment in Canadian military history, as these soldiers embarked on their journey to become an integral part of the British Army.
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