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He was part of the Red River Expedition, and apart from the Boer War he had a rather distinguished career.
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Almost lost the 2nd Boer War
But, to be fair, alot of British commanders were revealed to be 'wanting' in the face of Boer skill, which resulted in a comprehensive series of reforms that resulted in the BEF of WW1's overwhelmingly successful (for it's small size) performance, being recognized by the Germans as that 'Contemptable Little Army'
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Saw one of these on a MG at the All British Field Meet today
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One of my favourite YouTubers has a few videos that feature him.
But, to be fair, alot of British commanders were revealed to be 'wanting' in the face of Boer skill, which resulted in a comprehensive series of reforms that resulted in the BEF of WW1's overwhelmingly successful (for it's small size) performance, being recognized by the Germans as that 'Contemptable Little Army'
Indeed, I suspect it wasn't the general that lead to most of the losses, but he was a gentleman and accepted his share of the blame.
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From what I have read about him, and it isn't that extensive, he seemed to get far up the ladder through friends in high places over competence, but that could be said of a lot of senior officers back then (and now....). There were a lot of troops who got a VC for doing far more than what he got his for. He certainly wasn't the worse general out there and he had some redeeming points. At least the Boers taught the Brits a few things which helped later.
Our next $20 bank note
We’ve started the design process for the new $20 bank note featuring His Majesty King Charles III. See more about the new note and our design process.
www.bankofcanada.ca
Apparently we can introduce new uniforms faster then banknotes.
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Hey. The Canadian artillery still doesn't have a new Captain-General. Apparently the King is ready to do it but the mandarins handling the paperwork in the palace are still working on it.Our next $20 bank note
We’ve started the design process for the new $20 bank note featuring His Majesty King Charles III. See more about the new note and our design process.
Apparently we can introduce new uniforms faster then banknotes.
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We can? I seem to be a mix of 2 or 3 uniforms behind the announced modern uniforms. I do finally have a jacket with Velcro all over the place and just got name tags with anchors.Our next $20 bank note
We’ve started the design process for the new $20 bank note featuring His Majesty King Charles III. See more about the new note and our design process.
Apparently we can introduce new uniforms faster then banknotes.
It depends if one counts the start or end of the uniform issue as the baseline.
We also don’t have “wear by” dates like the US military, which force the issue both to the member and the supplier. Also, we don’t buy our uniforms, so we’re dependent on what Supply has (or doesn’t).
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We have a new Great Seal of Canada.
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King Charles III approves ‘powerful symbol’ of Canada’s sovereignty and identity
King Charles III has approved the new Great Seal of Canada, the imprint of which is used to make the country’s most important documents official.
www.ctvnews.ca
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AwesomeWe have a new Great Seal of Canada.
King Charles III approves ‘powerful symbol’ of Canada’s sovereignty and identity
King Charles III has approved the new Great Seal of Canada, the imprint of which is used to make the country’s most important documents official.
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Firstly, its the Tudor Crown, not Tutor. As in the House of Tudor. Which was melted down in 1649 by Oliver Cromwell and lived on as a "paper crown" until the replica was made in 2012. It's own use in heraldry was limited to 1901 to 1953, as previous monarchs used St. Edward's crown. His Majesty the King uses St. Edward's crown in his royal cipher for Scotland, so Canada using a different crown isnt even that much of a stretch as it once was.
Secondly, the PM would not be the one to initiate this. It would have been coming from Rideau Hall and on the advice of the Chief Herald. Who works as well in concert with his counterpart at the College of Arms in the UK. The would not have been a "forcing of thr hand" by a PM to the Sovereign. There is a lot of consultation involved.
Finally, if this is the biggest thing to upset you that Trudeau did in his tenure, count yourself lucky.
The Seal looks fine, His Majesty's reign continues, there may or may not be jalapeño poppers in the mess on Thursday.
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Imagine a crown of jalapeno poppers!
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Time to start writing letters to Prince William.
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I'm a staunch monarchist, and I think a distinct Canadian crown is a great idea. It helps to show that his role as King of Canada is separate from his other soverign roles.
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Could Industry Canada get on making a physical iteration of it?
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I'd love to see that.
I'm pretty sure all of the material could easily come from Canada.
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