Between them, Halifax and Victoria deserve the credit for ensuring Canada s independent existence in the 170 years spanning the British defeat of France in 1758 to the end of the First World War. That s the path-breaking view taken by military historian Bryan Elson in this new book examining the role of the two British military bases maintained over that period at Esquimalt, near Victoria, and on Halifax s harbour.
As Elson sees it, Halifax gave the British navy a key military presence on the East Coast of North America. With 3,000 British soldiers and impressive fortifications, Halifax offered Britain the ability to.
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