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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders is a
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of the
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. It is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group,
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and is headquartered in
Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the state of New York converge. It is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and is Ontario's easternmost city ...
.


Regimental badge

Superimposed upon a background of thistle, leaves and flowers the letters SDG; below, a raven on a rock superimposed on a maple leaf. A half scroll to the left of the maple leaf is inscribed DILEAS; another to the right inscribed GU BAS; above, a semi-annulus inscribed GLENGARRY FENCIBLES and surmounted by the Crown. The whole superimposed upon a Saint Andrew’s cross,


Lineage

File:Regt Colour (SD&G).png, The regimental colour of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, with additional Battle Honours (2019). File:SD&G Highrs Camp Flag.jpg, Regimental camp flag File:Macdonnell-of-glengarry-modern-10oz-wool-tartan-swatch lg.jpg, Regimental tartan- MacDonell of Glengarry (Modern) The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders was raised in Cornwall, Ontario, on 3 July 1868, as the ''59th "Stormont and'' Glengarry" ''Battalion of Infantry''. It was redesignated as the ''59th "Stormont" Battalion of Infantry'' on 22 June 1883; as the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry'' on 23 March 1888; and as the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment'' on 8 May 1900. Following the Great War it was redesignated as ''The Stormont and Glengarry Regiment'' on 12 March 1920; as ''The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders'' on 15 February 1922; as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 7 November 1940; as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 24 May 1946; and as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Machine Gun) on 1 September 1954 before returning to its designation as the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 1 August 1959.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.


Lineage chart


Perpetuations


War of 1812

* 1st Regiment of Dundas Militia *1st Regiment of Glengarry Militia *2nd Regiment of Glengarry Militia *1st Regiment of Prescott Militia *1st Regiment of Stormont Militia *
Glengarry Light Infantry The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles were a light infantry unit, raised chiefly in the Glengarry District of Upper Canada shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo-American War of 1812. The unit fought throughout the war, and was disbanded shor ...


Great War

* 154th Battalion (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry), CEF


Operational history


Fenian Raids

In 1866, the various companies in the counties were called out for service along the
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frontier, serving at Prescott and Cornwall. The ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'' was again called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier at Prescott and Cornwall until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870.


Great War

Details of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties. The
154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF The 154th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Cornwall, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Counties. After sailing to England in Octob ...
was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 25 October 1916 where it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 31 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the '6th Reserve Battalion, CEF'. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 17 July 1917.


Second World War

Details from the regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF (Details), for local protection duties. Those details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment mobilized The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF on 7 November 1940. The unit embarked for Great Britain on 19 July 1941. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France, as part of the 9th Infantry Brigade,
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, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 January 1946. The regiment mobilized the 3rd Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CIC, CAOF on 1 June 1945 for service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. This battalion was disbanded on 24 May 1946.


Conflict in Afghanistan

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.


History

After the surrender at Yorktown, veterans of the King's Royal Regiment of New York and the
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, were given land on the north bank of the
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so they could defend Upper Canada from the new enemy to the south. In 1804, veterans of the
Glengarry Fencibles The plan of raising a fencible corps in the Highlands was first proposed and carried into effect by William Pitt the Elder, (afterwards Earl of Chatham) in the year 1759. During the three preceding years both the fleets and armies of Great Britain ...
, a Highland regiment that served in Europe with the British Army, settled just north of the American Revolutionary War veterans. The first militia unit west of
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was organized at
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in 1787 under the command of Major John Macdonnell, late of the K.R.R.N.Y.


War of 1812

When the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It be ...
broke out in June 1812, the Militiamen from the area gathered to prevent an invasion of their homeland and the companies were formed into the various county militias. These regiments fought throughout the war, with many men from the regiments being transferred to the Incorporated Battalion of Canadian Militia fighting in the Niagara Peninsula at the
Battle of Lundy's Lane The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one o ...
. The principle engagements of the militias of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry were: Battle of Matilda – On September 16, 1812, soldiers from the 1st Dundas Militia under Captain Ault and the
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were escorting a shipment of supplies from
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to Kingston when they were attacked near Matilda by 500 American Militia who were hiding on Toussaint Island. The Dundas militia landed on Presqu'ile Island just as an American force landed on the same and an exchange of fire occurred. The Americans were driven back and retreated to Toussaint's Island, and soon more Dundas men arrived on Presqu'ile in case of a second invasion. Col. MacDonell in command of the Dundas Militia, along with Capt. Shaver and Capt. Ault were joined by Grenville and Prescott Militia and a 9-pounder artillery piece from Prescott that had originally been captured during the
Battle of the Thousand Islands The Battle of the Thousand Islands was an engagement fought on 16–24 August 1760, in the upper St. Lawrence River, among the Thousand Islands, along the present day Canada–United States border, by British and French forces during the closing ...
. After a few rounds of fire from the cannon and muskets, the Americans abandoned the island and retreated across the border. Canadian losses were one killed and several wounded. First Battle of Ogdensburg – The Dundas and Stormont Militias next fought at the First
Battle of Ogdensburg The Battle of Ogdensburg was a battle of the War of 1812. The British gained a victory over the Americans and captured the village of Ogdensburg, New York. Although small in scale, it removed the American threat to British supply lines for the re ...
on October 4, 1812, launching an amphibious raid from Prescott to gather supplies but being turned back by American artillery and militia. Battle of French Mills – New York State Militia captured the British post at
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, an Indian community that straddled the St. Lawrence River in a location where the present-day borders of Ontario, Quebec and New York State intersect. It, and the nearby American post at French Mills on the Salmon River, were recaptured on November 23, 1812, by a British Canadian force, including the Dundas and Stormont Militias, carrying supplies up the St. Lawrence River.
Battle of Ogdensburg The Battle of Ogdensburg was a battle of the War of 1812. The British gained a victory over the Americans and captured the village of Ogdensburg, New York. Although small in scale, it removed the American threat to British supply lines for the re ...
– On February 22, 1813, a British Canadian force including Dundas Militia, Stormont Militia, and Prescott Militia crossed the frozen St Lawrence River and charged the American fort at Ogdensburg. The Americans fought back but were eventually forced to retreat and the British and Canadians captured the town, burning the boats and taking the artillery and military supplies back to Prescott. Battle of Hoople's Creek - American forces under General
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crossed the St Lawrence River and hoped to march on
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, but the local British and Canadian forces engaged them before they could move past Dundas County. On November 10, a force of Glengarry and Stormont Militia engaged the Americans at the Battle of Hoople's Creek, delaying them long enough to evacuate the civilians and military supplies from the area.
Battle of Crysler's Farm The Battle of Crysler's Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler's Field, was fought on 11 November 1813, during the War of 1812 (the name ''Chrysler's Farm'' is sometimes used for the engagement, but ''Crysler'' is the proper spelling). A Brit ...
– On November 11, the Dundas, Stormont, Prescott, and Glengarry Militias along with the
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and the
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engaged the main American force at John Crysler's farm in Williamsburg township.
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was now Lt. Col. in command of the Dundas Militia and led that regiment bravely, repelling the Americans and forcing them back into New York. Salmon River Raid – In February 1814, the American forces near French Mills began leaving their supply depots and garrisons for Plattsburgh and
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. On the 19th, a British Canadian force including the Dundas and Stormont Militias crossed to the Salmon River, setting fire to the abandoned boats and barracks of the Americans, capturing considerable amounts of ammunition and supplies to bring back to Dundas. For a long time, breaks in unit continuity with the pre-Confederation period denied the regiment the "Niagara" battle honour and the status of oldest anglophone militia regiment in Canada. However, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in 2012, the Government of Canada permitted Canadian regiments to perpetuate and officially commemorate 1812 militia and Fencible units thus awarding the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders three War of 1812 battle honours, including the battle honour NIAGARA which had been awarded to the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles. After 1814, and Stormont and Dundas counties soon had two militia regiments each and Glengarry County had four. File:Battle of Crysler's Farm.jpg, Battle of Crysler's Farm


Rebellions of 1837–1838

All units fought the rebels of 1837–1838, two in Lower Canada and three at the 1838
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, where 10 militiamen were killed and 13 wounded.


Fenian Raids

The 1855 Militia Act introduced voluntary service, and the United Counties raised many independent companies in 1862 following the
Trent Affair The ''Trent'' Affair was a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and Great Britain. The U.S. Navy captured two Confederate envoys from a British Royal Mail steamer; the Brit ...
. In 1866, the various companies in the counties were called out for service along the
St Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
frontier, serving at Prescott and Cornwall. An attack on Prescott and subsequent advance to Ottawa was prevented by the presence of a considerable force of volunteers from Dundas, Stormont, and Glengarry, and a British gunboat on the river. The Fenians then moved eastward to Malone and vicinity, and an attack on Cornwall was expected, but the presence of three thousand troops there again dissuaded them from attacking. Some of the local regiments raised during the 1860s for service on the border were: *Cornwall Mounted Patrol - volunteer mounted infantry company *59th Cornwall Battalion - would become the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'' *Cornwall Infantry and Rifles - volunteer infantry company with whom James Pliny Whitney served * Morrisburg Garrison Artillery - volunteer artillery company After the 1866 invasion, these companies and four others amalgamated in 1868 to form the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'' and was again called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier at Prescott and Cornwall until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870. Nine Stormont and Glengarry men served in the
Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the So ...
. File:Herman Warner, 59th Stormont Battalion.jpg, Pte. Herman Warner of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion, Fenian Raids 1870 File:59th Battalion, 1880s.jpg, Company of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion, c.1880 File:59th Stormont Highlanders, c.1890.jpg, Company of 59th Stormont and Glengarry Highlanders, c.1890 File:59th Battalion Sergeant.jpg, Sergeant of the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'', c.1895


Great War

At the outbreak of the
Great War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, the Regiment – in Highland dress since 1904 – guarded the St. Lawrence canals until December 1915, when the United Counties raised the 154th Battalion for the
Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry divisi ...
. The 154th Battalion went overseas but was broken up to reinforce the "Iron Second," th
21st
and 38th Battalions and the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Of the 154th Battalion soldiers, 143 were killed and 397 wounded; their efforts are commemorated in 24 decorations and six battle honours. More than 100 members of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were killed while serving with the CEF, including Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, who won the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...
in 1918. Nunney joined the 59th in 1913 and enlisted in the 38th Battalion, which is perpetuated by
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, so the Camerons correctly claim him; however, his medals hang today in the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess of the SD&G Highlanders.


Second World War

When the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
began, the Regiment once again guarded the St. Lawrence canals. Mobilization came in June 1940, and the Regiment absorbed companies from the
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and the Brockville Rifles to form an overseas battalion that went to England in 1941 as part of the 9th (Highland) Brigade,
3rd Canadian Infantry Division The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of all army units in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as all units extending westwards from ...
. The SD&G Highlanders landed in
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on
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and was the first regiment to enter
Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Falaise Gap. The Regiment fought across France via
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, Eu, Le Hamel and
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, moved into the
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and took part in the amphibious landing across the Savojaardsplaat, and advanced to
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by way of
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. It moved next to
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to relieve the airborne troops, and helped guard the bridge while the Rhine crossing was prepared. The Regiment then fought through the Hochwald and north to cross the Ems-River and take the city of Leer. At dawn on May 3, 1945, German marine-units launched an attack on two forward companies of the SD&G Highlanders, occupying the village of Rorichum, near Oldersum, that was the final action during the war,
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found the SD&G Highlanders near
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. It was said of the Regiment that it "never failed to take an objective; never lost a yard of ground; never lost a man taken prisoner in offensive action." Altogether 3,342 officers and men served overseas with the SD&G Highlanders, of whom 278 were killed and 781 wounded; 74 decorations and 25 battle honours were awarded. A total of 3,418 officers and men served in the 2nd Battalion (Reserve); of them, 1,882 went on active service and 27 were killed. A third battalion raised in July 1945 served in the occupation of Germany and was disbanded in May 1946. File:Caen gare 1944.jpg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders resting at Caen station, July 1944. File:Searches rubble a131403-v6.jpg, Infantryman of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders armed with a German Schmeisser MP40


Post war

In 1968, to mark the regiment's centenary, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders received the Freedom of the City of Cornwall.


Conflict in Afghanistan

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014. Cpl Eric Monnin was awarded the Medal of Military Valour for his actions on 9 July 2010 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan while serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.


Battle honours

In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours in bold type are emblazoned on the regimental colour. File:Regt Colour (SD&G).png, The regimental colour of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, with additional Battle Honours (2019).


War of 1812


Great War


Second World War


Conflict in Afghanistan


Regimental headquarters

Cornwall Armoury; 505 Fourth Street East, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 2J7 Coordinates:


Armoury


Regimental museum

The museum collects, preserves and exhibits military artifacts and archival material related to the Regiment and its predecessor units in the three counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry as well as material related to the military experiences of the residents of the three counties.


Tartan

Macdonell of Glengarry


Monuments, plaques, badges, honour rolls

File:Glengarry Cairn circa 1843.jpg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Cairn 1843 *Glengarry Fencibles **Provincial Plaque at Cornwall Armoury *154th Battalion **Plaque and Honour Roll at Cornwall Armoury **Monument in Alexandria, Glengarry County *1st Battalion **Plaque and Honour Roll at Cornwall Armoury **Honour Roll at Brockville Armoury **Plaque and Honour Roll at Royal Canadian Legion Number 9, Kingston **Badge at Memorial Centre, Peterborough **Badge on D-Day tank "Bold" at Courseulles, France **Plaque and Badge on Chateau de Paix de Coeur and **Monument at "Rue des Glengarrians", Les Buissons, France **Memorial Tablet at Abbaye d’Ardenne **Monument, Badge and Plaque at Avenue President, Coty and Rue d’Authie, Caen, France **Mannequin at Bayeux Memorial Museum of The Battle of Normandy, France **Monument at "Place du Glens" at Urville, France **Plaque at Le Mairie **Plaque in the Hotel de Ville, Rouen, France **Plaque and Badge in the Citadel, Boulonge, France **Badge on Belgian Resistance Monument, Knokke/Heist, Belgium **Plaque at Town Hall, Breskens, Netherlands **Plaque at Town Hall, Hoofdplaat, Netherlands The 59th Battalion Colours are laid up in the Officers' Mess and the 154th Battalion Colours are laid up in the Trinity Anglican Church, Second Street, Cornwall, Ontario.


Media

* Up the Glens: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, 1783–1994 by W ; Patterson, W J Boss (1995) * The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1783–1951 by Lieut.-Colonel W., C.D. Boss (1952)


See also

* Canadian-Scottish regiment *
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Notes


References

* Barnes, RM, ''The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments'', London, Sphere Books Limited, 1972. *Across the Start Line.. 33 Canadian Brigade Group


Order of precedence

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