Midland Provisional Battalion
| Midland Provisional Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1885 |
| Disbanded | 1885 |
| Country | 1868 |
| Branch | Canadian Militia |
| Type | Provisional battalion |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 8 companies |
| Part of |
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| Engagements | North-West Rebellion |
| Battle honours | North West Canada, 1885 |
The Midland Provisional Battalion (also known as The Midland Battalion) was a military unit of the
90th Winnipeg Rifles, the battalion charged and captured the Métis rifle pits. After the end of the rebellion, the battalion was disbanded in the same year.[1][2][3]
Organization
The Midland Provisional Battalion consisted of eight companies mobilized from different Ontario militia battalions:
- A Company (from the 15th Battalion, Argyll Light Infantry– Belleville)
- B Company (from the 40th Northumberland Battalion– Cobourg)
- C Company (from the 45th West Durham Battalion– Lindsay)
- D Company (from the 46th East Durham Battalion– Port Hope)
- E Company (from the 46th East Durham Battalion – Port Hope)
- F Company (from the 47th Frontenac Battalion– Portsmouth)
- G Company (from the 57th Battalion, Peterborough Rangers– Peterborough)
- H Company (from the 49th Battalion Hastings Rifles – Hastings County (Belleville))[2]
Notable members
- Lt.-Colonel Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams[4]
References
- ^ "With The Midland Battalion To Batoche" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Red River and Northwest Rebellions in Canada, 1870 & 1885". 2007-10-13. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "The Battle of Batoche - Walter Hildebrandt" (PDF).
- ^ "Biography – WILLIAMS, ARTHUR TREFUSIS HENEAGE – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-01.