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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

Two years war and no conquest? The little province of Upper Canada holds out two years against the whole force of democracy? This is very grating.

- Nathan Ford (1814)

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Today in Military History

August 2

1915:

200,000 British pounds subscribed in Canada for machine-guns

1934:

Hitler becomes German president

1943:

PURSUIT TO MESSINA, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 17 Aug 43)

1943:

TROINA RIVER, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 6 Aug 43)

1990:

Iraq invades Kuwait

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