Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Sherbrooke Hussars

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.

Wars and Operations Battle Honour Date Remarks
War of 1812

In 2012, the Canadian Government decided to award honours for the War of 1812. Units of the Canadian Militia (1812-15) were identified as the recipient units for these honours and these honours were then deemed to be perpetuated by existing regiments on the basis of geographical connections.

Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense de Canada

 

Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia unit:

Frontier Light Infantry 

First World War
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)

Mount Sorrel

2-13 Jun 1916

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The Sherbrooke Hussars perpetuates the 117th Battalion, C.E.F. via The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) - "Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens" 
(G.O. 71 of 1930)

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5th C.M.R., C.E.F - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
(G.O. 110 of 1929)
Perpetuation of the 5th C.M.R. via the 7th/11th Hussars.

  Two members of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, C.E.F, were awarded the Victoria Cross: Major G.R. Pearkes, V.C. D.S.O. and M.C. and Lt. C.S. Rutherford V.C.

Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916)

Somme, 1916

1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916

Flers-Courcelette

15-22 Sep 1916

Ancre Heights

1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 Apr – 15 May, 1917

Arras, 1917

9 Apr – 4 May 1917

Vimy, 1917

9-14 Apr 1917

Hill 70

15-25 Aug 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 Jun – 10 Nov, 1917)

Ypres, 1917

31 Jul – 10 Nov. 1917

Passchendaele

12 Oct 1917 and/or 26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 Aug – 3 Sep, 1918)

Amiens

8-11 Aug 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 Aug – 12 Oct, 1918)

Arras, 1918

26 Aug – 3 Sep 1918

Scarpe, 1918

26-30 Aug 1918

Hindenburg Line, Battles of the

12 Sep – 9 Oct 1918

Canal du Nord

27 Sep – 2 Oct 1918
 

Cambrai, 1918

8-9 Oct 1918
Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov)

Valenciennes

1-2 Nov 1918
Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov).—Concluded.

Sambre

4 Nov 1918
 

France and Flanders, 1915-1918

 
Second World War
NORMANDY LANDING

Normandy Landing

6 Jun 44

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Second World War  battle honours authorized for The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC)  by Canadian Army Orders 33-1 Battle Honours - Awards, Issue No. 611, 1 Sep 1958. 

On 15 Feb 1965 The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) was amalgamated with the 7th/11th Hussars to form "The Sherbrooke Hussars". 

 

Authie

7 Jun 44
CAEN

Caen

4-18 Jul 44

The Orne

8-9 Jul 44
BOURGEBUS RIDGE

Bourguebus Ridge

18-23 Jul 44

Faubourg de Vaucelles

18-19 Jul 44

St Andre-sur-Orne

19-23 Jul 44
FALAISE

Falaise

7-22 Aug 44

Falaise Road

7-9 Aug 44

Clair Tizon

11-13 Aug 44

The Laison

14-17 Aug 44

Antwerp – Turnhout Canal

24-29 Sep 44
THE SCHELDT

The Scheldt

1 Oct – 8 Nov 44

The Lower Maas

20 Oct – 7 Nov 44
THE RHINELAND

The Rhineland

8 Feb - 10 Mar 45

The Hochwald

26 Feb – 4 Mar 45

Xanten

8-9 Mar 45
THE RHINE

The Rhine

23 Mar – 1 Apr 45

Emmerich – Hoch Elten

28 Mar – 1 Apr 45

Zutphen

6-8 Apr 45

Deventer

8-11 Apr 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-45

North-West-Europe 1944-1945

 

Second World War

Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, 33-1 Battle Honours - Awards, Issue No. 611, dated 1 Sep 1958; the 7th/11th Hussars was granted the following Honorary Distinction for jointly mobilizing the Royal Rifles of Canada for service in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong 1941

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The Regiment was authorized by the honorary distinction to bear the badge of the Royal Rifles of Canada with the year date 1941 on the regimental guidon.

War of 1812 Honorary Distinction

War of 1812 Honorary Distinction (non-emblazonable) - In 2012 the Canadian Goverment decided to award the right of perpetuation of War of 1812 Honours to current units of the Canadian Army. The Sherbrooke Hussars was awarded the non-emblazonable Honorary Distinction Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense de Canada in perpetuation of the actions of the following War of 1812 units of the pre-Confederation Militia:

In hoc signo stabilitas

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Armour Corps Units:
Order of Precedence

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  2. LdSH
  3. 12 RBC
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  5. 8 CH
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  10. 12 RBC (M)
  11. 1H
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  14. BCR
  15. SALH
  16. Sask D
  17. KOCR
  18. BCD
  19. FGH
  20. R de Hull
  21. Windsor R