Cape Breton Highlanders (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Cape Breton Highlanders is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It was established in 1871, merged into The Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1954, and re-established as a distinct regiment in 2011. Originally founded in 1871 as the Victoria Provisional Battalion of Infantry, it was converted to a Highland unit in 1879. It went through several name changes including: 1885 - 94th "Victoria" Battalion of Infantry, "Argyll Highlanders"; 1900 - 94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders," and; 1920 - The Cape Breton Highlanders. In 1954, as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army, this regiment became the 2nd Battalion of the newly amalgamated Nova Scotia Highlanders formed from its union with The North Nova Scotia Highlanders and The Pictou Highlanders. The Nova Scotia Highlanders serve to this day as an army reserve highland infantry regiment.