Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Cape Breton Highlanders

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
First World War
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April – 4 May 1917	Perpetuates the 85th and 185th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 85th Bn, C.E.F.- "Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929) 185th Bn, C.E.F.- "The Great War, 1916-18" (G.O. 123 of 1929) The Cape Breton Highlanders (predecessor to the 2nd Bn, NSH) - "Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929)
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Vimy, 1917	9-14 April 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Passchendaele	12 October 1917 and/or 26 October – 10 November 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August – 12 October, 1918)	Arras, 1918	26 August – 3 September 1918
	Scarpe, 1918	26-30 August 1918
	Drocourt-Queant Line	2-3 September 1918
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of the	12 September – 9 October 1918
	Canal du Nord	27 September – 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November)	Valenciennes	1-2 November 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November)	Sambre	4 November 1918
	FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18
Second World War
LIRI VALLEY	LIRI VALLEY	18-30 May 44	The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (M.G.) (predecessor to the 1st Bn, NSH) and The Cape Breton Highlanders (predecessor to the 2nd Bn, NSH) were mobilized during the Second World War. These regiments became the Nova Scotia Highlanders on 21 June 1955. 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) and 2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) - "LIRI VALLEY, Melfa Crossing, Ceprano, GOTHIC LINE, Montecchio, CORIANO, LAMONE CROSSING, Fosso Munio, Conventello-Comacchio, ITALY 1944-45, NORMANDY LANDING, Authie, CAEN, The Orne, BOURGUEBUS RIDGE, Faubourg de Vaucelles, Verrieres Ridge - Tilly-la-Campagne, FALAISE, The Laison, Chambois, Boulogne 1944, Calais 1944, THE SCHELDT, Savojaarde Plaat, Breskens Pocket, THE RHINELAND, Waal Flats, The Hochwald, THE RHINE, Zutphen, Ijsselmeer, Leer, Delfzijl Pocket, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 611, 1 September 1958)
	Melfa Crossing	24-25 May 44
	Ceprano	26-27 May 44
GOTHIC LINE	GOTHIC LINE	25 Aug 22 Sep 44
GOTHIC LINE	Montecchio	30-31 Aug 44
CORIANO	CORIANO	3-15 Sep 44
LAMONE CROSSING	LAMONE CROSSING	2-13 Dec 44
	Fosso Munio	19-21 Dec 44
	Conventello – Comacchio	2-6 Jan 45
ITALY 1943-45	ITALY 1944-45	3 Sep 43 – 22 Apr 45
	Ijsselmeer	15-18 Apr 45
	Delfzijl Pocket	23 Apr – 2 May 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45	6 Jun 44 – 5 May 45
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

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Histories:

The Eighty-fifth in France and Flanders [microform] / by Joseph Hayes. Halifax [N.S.]: Royal Print & Litho, 1920.
The Eighty-fifth in France and Flanders / by Joseph Hayes. Halifax [N.S.]: Royal Print & Litho, 1920. 5 microfiche.
The Breed of manly men: the history of the Cape Breton Highlanders / by Alex Morrison. Toronto: Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 1994. 410 p

Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Cape Breton Highlanders

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