June 28, 1914 |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. |
July 28, 1914 |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. |
Aug. 1, 1914 |
Germany declares war on Russia. |
Aug. 2, 1914 |
Germany invades Belgium. |
Aug. 3, 1914 |
Germany declares war on France. |
Aug. 4, 1914 |
Britain declares war on Germany; Canada is automatically at war as well. |
Sept. 29, 1914 |
First Canadian Contingent sails for England. |
Mar. 10, 1915 |
Battle of Neuve Chapelle. |
Apr. 22 – May 25, 1915 |
Battle of Second Ypres. |
June 13, 1915 |
26th (New Brunswick) Battalion sails for England. |
Oct. 13, 1915 |
26th Battalion sees first combat in France. |
Apr. 12, 1916 |
New Brunswick Legislature passes pro-conscription resolution. |
July 1 – Nov. 18, 1916 |
Somme campaign. |
Feb. 7 – Apr. 19, 1917 |
Prime Minister Robert Borden visits the Western Front. |
Feb. 24, 1917 |
New Brunswick holds provincial election. |
Apr. 6, 1917 |
The United States joins the Allies. |
Apr. 9 – 12, 1917 |
Battle of Vimy Ridge. |
May 18, 1917 |
Borden announces that conscription is necessary. |
Aug. 28, 1917 |
Military Service Act becomes law. |
Aug. 29, 1917 |
Military Voters Act becomes law. |
Sept. 14, 1917 |
War-Time Elections Act becomes law. |
Nov. 6, 1917 |
Canadian Corps captures Passchendaele. |
Nov. 26, 1917 |
Overseas military voting begins. |
Military Service Act exemption for farmers is announced. |
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Dec. 17, 1917 |
Canadian election. |
Mar. 21, 1918 |
German offensive begins. |
Mar. 30 – Apr. 2, 1918 |
Anti-conscription riots take place in Quebec City. |
Apr. 12, 1918 |
All Military Service Act exemptions are cancelled. |
May 15, 1918 |
Farmers march on Ottawa. |
May 20, 1918 |
Conscription fugitive Lorenzo Sawyer is shot by police. |
Aug. 8, 1918 |
Battle of Amiens and the beginning of the Hundred Days. |
Nov. 11, 1918 |
Armistice is declared. |