Editing Canadian Army (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of the Canadian Army}}

=== Formation ===
[[File:The Canadian Militia, 1898.jpg|thumb|Various uniforms used by the [[Canadian militia]], {{circa|1898}}]]
Prior to [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] in 1867, the [[British Army]], which included both "[[Fencibles|Fencible]]" Regiments of the British Army—recruited within [[British North America]] exclusively for service in North America—and [[Canadian militia]] units, was responsible for the defence of Canada. Some current regiments of the Canadian Army trace their origins to these [[Canadian units of the War of 1812|pre-Confederation militia and Fencible]] units. Following the passage of the ''[[Militia Act of 1855]],'' the [[Permanent Active Militia]] was formed, and in later decades several regular bodies of troops were created, their descendants becoming the [[Royal Canadian Horse Artillery]], the [[Royal Canadian Dragoons]], and the [[Royal Canadian Regiment]]. The major operations that regular Canadian troops, in the 19th century, participated in included: the [[North-West Rebellion]] in 1885, and the [[Second Boer War#Canada|Second Boer War]].
[[File:Strathcona's Horse.jpg|thumb|Canadian soldiers en route to [[Cape Colony|South Africa]] in 1899]]

=== World Wars ===
During the [[First World War]], the Canadian Army raised the volunteer [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] (CEF) for service overseas, and was the primary Canadian participation to the war effort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html|title=Soldiers of the First World War - CEF|access-date=10 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907154755/http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html|archive-date=7 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 February 2013|title=History & Heritage|url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/about-army/history.page#:~:text=Canadian%20Army%20History,-%E2%80%9CThe%20history%20of&text=The%20Canadian%20Army%20draws%20on,British%20and%20French%20military%20units.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715030857/http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca:80/en/about-army/history.page? |archive-date=15 July 2013 |access-date=11 January 2021|website=Canadian Army}}</ref>{{Sfn|Nicholson|1962}} 

The Canadian Army also fought during the [[Second World War]]. Following the declaration of war on [[Nazi Germany]] and her allies by the [[United Kingdom]] on 3 September 1939, with Prime Minister [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] consulting with the [[Parliament of Canada]] and declaring war on 10 September 1939, the Canadian Army raised the Canadian Active Service Force, which initially consisted of the [[1st Canadian Division]]; later increased to form the [[First Canadian Army]].{{Sfn|Stacy|1956}} On 19 November 1940, during [[Military history of Canada during the Second World War|Second World War]], an [[Order in Council]] was issued that renamed the Permanent Active Militia as the Canadian Army (Active), supplemented by the [[Non-Permanent Active Militia]], which was named the Canadian Army (Reserve).<ref name=rename>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/defence/caf/militaryhistory/dhh/official/book-1955-army-ww2-1-en.pdf|page=89|work=Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War Volume I: The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific|publisher=Ministry of National Defence (Canada)|last=Stacey|first=Charles Perry|year=1955|title=The Army Programme for 1941}}</ref>

=== Post-war era and recent history (1945-present)===
The Army participated in the [[Korean War]], with the first elements of its participation landed in Korea in December 1950 and formed part of the forces who took part in [[Operation Killer]] and the [[Battle of Kapyong]]. Canadian troops were also committed to the [[NATO]] presence in [[West Germany]] during the [[Cold War]].

In the years following its unification with the navy and air force in 1968, the size of Canada's land forces was reduced, however, Canadian troops participated in a number of military actions with Canada's allies. These operations included the [[Gulf War]] in 1991 and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|invasion of Afghanistan]] in 2001, in addition to various peacekeeping operations under [[List of Canadian Peacekeeping Missions|United Nations]] auspices in different parts of the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/canada-afghanistan-military-amp-development-roles|title=Canada in Afghanistan: Overview of Military and Development Activities|date=23 October 2010 |access-date=10 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924194701/http://mapleleafweb.com/features/canada-afghanistan-military-amp-development-roles|archive-date=24 September 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Despite Canada's usual support of British and American initiatives, Canada's land forces did not directly participate in the [[Suez Crisis]], the [[Canada and the Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], or the [[Canada and the Iraq War|Iraq War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/19/canada-iraq-war_n_2902305.html|title=Canada's 'No' To Iraq War A Defining Moment For Prime Minister, Even 10 Years Later|date=19 March 2013|access-date=10 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720005603/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/19/canada-iraq-war_n_2902305.html|archive-date=20 July 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>