Editing Canadian Army (section)

=== 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]]