Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Les Voltigeurs de Québec

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour. 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.	Châteauguay	26 Oct 1813	Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia unit: Provincial Corps of Light Infantry (Canadian Voltigeurs)
	Crysler’s Farm	11 Nov 1813	Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia unit: Provincial Corps of Light Infantry (Canadian Voltigeurs)
	Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense de Canada		Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia unit: Provincial Corps of Light Infantry (Canadian Voltigeurs)
North-West Rebellion	North West Canada 1885		G.O. 109 of 1929
First World War
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 June 1916	Perpetuates the 57th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force 57th Bn, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1916" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) Les Voltigeurs de Quebec - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Arras, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens" (G.O. 71 of 1930)
Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 July – 18 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April – 4 May 1917
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Hill 70	15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 August 1918
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

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. Les Voltigeurs de Québec 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:

6th Battalion, Select Embodied Militia
1st Battalion (City of Quebec) (1812-15)
2nd Battalion (City of Quebec) (1812-15)
Beauport Division (1812-15)

Force A Superb Mercy A Foible

Histories:

Le 9me bataillon au Nord-Ouest: (journal d'un militaire). George Beauregard. Quebec, 1981 (c1886).

Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Les Voltigeurs de Québec

War of 1812 Honorary Distinction

Histories:

Infantry Corps Units:in Order of Precedence

Infantry Corps Units:
in Order of Precedence