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How many people from RCMP or RNWMP participated in the First and Second World War?
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When did NWMP end?
The North West Mounted Police (NWMP) is still with us today, just in a different form. In 1904, King Edward VII honoured the NWMP with the Royal prefix, after which they were known as the Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP). On February 1, 1920, the Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) was merged with the with the Dominion Police, thereby creating today's Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Why was a new police force formed after the Winnipeg general strike?
To prevent further rebellions in Western Canada and increase federal power in the Confederation. The Northwest Mounted Police were styled after and tasked with the same objectives as the Royal Irish Constabulary. The RIC paramilitary force was seen as an excellent model because of it's success with the rebellions in Ireland, most recently the Fenian uprisings of 1867. They used a violent brute force tactic that was very popular with the British upper-class. and apparently with the Canadians. The RNWMP, seen as hero's in Canada, were seen, by some, for what they were in Western Canada, a paramilitary force, tasked to suppressing Western Canadians and enforcing Canadian will and government on it's new land. For the Metis in Western Canada this was easy to see but it was not as easy for others, particularly new Canadians. That was until after the general Strike of 1919. The role of the RNWMP in Canada was made very clear by their actions in locking down the city and responding to the Prime Ministers open suggestion that the strike was yet another rebellion. They represented Canada and the upper-classes and they ruled from horses with clubs and guns. After using those clubs and guns to beat and kill citizens in the streets the RNWMP would never be able to gain back needed public support. And that occurred when there was ongoing talk in Ottawa of disbanding the RNWMP. They had already been kicked out of Alberta and Saskatchewan, of course they would claim they left because they were being asked to enforce laws created by Alberta and Saskatchewan. Having lost the support of the people in Manitoba it was clear Manitoba was going to have to consider doing the same. The RNWMP were to be absorbed into the military but after the strike it became obvious that there was an advantage of having a police force, in the provinces, that answered to Canada. So the RCMP was formed. The headquarters were removed from Regina and located in Canada at the capital Ottawa. The relocation was driven in part by the history of the RIC. One of the problems Britain had with the RIC was the locals playing too large a role in the administration of a force meant to answer to the mother country. The RCMP became a police force for all of Canadian Confederation, that answered to Canada in Ottawa. Something that still creates issues in Western Canada today.
What are the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police known as today?
Today The Canadian Northwest Mounted Police Are Know As The RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Canadian mounties for short. ========================== At first, they were known simply as the Mounted Police. Then they became known as the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP). Later they became the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP), but "Canadian" was not a part of their name until they became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Why is the RCMP one of Canada's symbols?
Because the RCMP, previously known as the RNWMP and the NWMP, were the paramilitary arm of the Confederation. Without them Canada would not have been able to take over Western Canada. After 1919, their role expanded and their name changed to RCMP and they became Ottawa's police force all across the land, though not so much in the original province of Canada.
What caused the Winnipeg general strike?
The Winnipeg General Strike is something that would have occurred eventually in life. This strike was caused by employers Miss treating there employees also they were not getting good working conditions, they pretty much worked for free, were having to work long days, and everything we have today they didn't . The people of Winnipeg decided to take charge and get what they deserved and it was for the better.
What is the value of a Smith and Wesson 455 revolver used in World War 1?
Somewhere between $300 and $1100 typically. This is dependant on many factors. Has the cylinder been altered to fire .45 Colt or .45 ACP? What is the overall condition? Was it refinished? What markings other than S&W's are on the gun, Canadian, Anzac, British? Is it a Mountie's (RNWMP) issue weapon and not military? Can the gun be linked to specific person and their service, who? So many variables with a gun of this type! --Bill
What is the History of the RCMP?
The RCMP did a lot of important things and some good websites are: www.rcmphistory.ca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police#Modern_era www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca www.members.show.ca/kcic1/rcmp.html www.rcmp-learning.org/history/history_mod4.htm
Where did the name RCMP came from?
* conception: Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister and Minister of Justice * inspiration: the Royal Irish Constabulary and the mounted rifle units of the United States Army * objective: to bring law, order and Canadian authority to the North-West Territories (present-day Alberta and Saskatchewan) * legal authority: Act of Parliament (36 Vic, ch 35), May 23, 1873; Order in Council 1134, August 30, 1873 * organization: appointment of officers and recruitment for the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) commenced September 25, 1873, and concluded in the spring of 1874 * deployment: the great "March West", approximately 275 officers and men, with horses and equipment departed Dufferin, Manitoba on July 8, 1874, and arrived in present-day southern Alberta in October B. Early role, 1874-1905 * 1874general law enforcement detachments were established throughout the prairies and a patrol system instituted in order to police effectively the entire region * established friendly relations with the First Nations, contained the whisky trade and enforced prohibition, supervised treaties between First Nations and the federal government * assisted the settlement process by ensuring the welfare of immigrants, fighting prairie fires, disease and destitution C. Expansion and Reorganization, 1895-1920 * Mounted Police jurisdiction extended to the Yukon in 1895 and to the Arctic coast in 1903 * prefix "Royal" conferred on the NWMP by King Edward VII in June 1904 * Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP) contracted to police the new provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905 * Mounted Police responsibilities extended to northern Manitoba in 1912 * First World War: border patrols, surveillance of enemy aliens, enforcement of national security regulations * provincial policing contracts terminated in 1917, RNWMP now responsible for federal law enforcement only in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the territories; in 1918, however, enforcement extended to all four western provinces * in 1920, federal policing is reorganized, the RNWMP absorb the Dominion Police and become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP); responsibility for federal law enforcement extended to all provinces and territories D. Development of the RCMP, 1920-1994 * the RCMP return to provincial policing in 1928 under contract to Saskatchewan * detachments established in the eastern and high Arctic in the 1920s to protect Canadian sovereignty in the region * provincial policing responsibilities assumed in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, 1932 * men and vessels of the Preventive Service, National Revenue, are absorbed in 1932, thus creating the RCMP Marine Section * development of "national police services" in the 1930s, including fingerprints, crime index, firearms registration, photo section, forensic laboratory * transportation and communication improvements: cars, trucks, motorcycles, ships, aircraft, telephones, radio * the RCMP supply vessel, St. Roch, makes her historic voyage through the North-West Passage, 1940-1942 * protection of national security during the Second World War, 1939-1945 * provincial policing contracts extended to include British Columbia and Newfoundland in 1950 * expansion and evolution of RCMP security operations: Special Branch, 1950, Directorate of Security and Intelligence, 1962, Security Service, 1970; creation of a separate agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), 1984 * the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) established in 1972 * expansion of duties and responsibilities in the 1970s: airport policing, VIP security, drug enforcement, economic crime * first women recruited as uniformed regular members, September 1974 * expansion of international police duties, 1990s: Namibia, Yugoslavia, Haiti, Kosovo, Bosnia/Herzegovina, East Timor, Guatemala, Croatia, Western Sahara 1883 E. Military Record * Northwest Rebellion, 1885: Duck Lake, Fort Pitt, Cut Knife Hill, pursuit of Big Bear * South African War, 1899-1902: members represented in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles and Lord Strathcona's Horse; in all, over 250 members served in the Canadian contingents and in the South African Constabulary * First World War, 1914-1918: cavalry squadrons provided for overseas service, "A" Squadron (England, France and Belgium), "B" Squadron (Siberia) * Second World War, 1939-1945: RCMP Marine and Air Section personnel transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force, 1939; creation of No. 1 Provost Company for military police duties overseas whutup
Why did Ontario want to join the confederation?
The government kept changing in Canada east and west, it was hard to make big decisions. they decided to create a new country called Canada, to solve these issues. When the Americans had a war over slavery, the british helped those who were for slavery, but when the people against slavery won, the province of Canada was afraid they would get attacked because they were a british colony, but if they were a separate country, the Americans would be nice to their new neighbor.
