In these years, the young nation of Canada overcame resistance and rebellion in the West, established its own police force, and contributed troops ("boatmen") to assist Britain in the Sudan.
Lieutenant-Colonel George T. Denison Publishes Modern Cavalry: 1868
First Federal Militia Act: 1868
Last Fenian Raid-Vermont-Quebec Border: 25 May-7 June 1870
Establishment of the North-West Mounted Police: 1873-1874
Reforms in Canadian Militia Command: 1874
Royal Military College, Kingston: June 1876
Battle of the Little Bighorn: 25 June 1876
First Imperial Request for Canadian Troops: 1884
Medical Services during the North-West Rebellion: Apr 1885
Battle of Fish Creek: 24 Apr 1885
Battle of Cut Knife Hill: 2 May 1885
Battle of Batoche: 9-12 May 1885
Battle of Frenchman's Butte: 28 May 1885
The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente: 1890-1905
German Naval Expansion and the Dominion Fleet Proposal: 1897