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The regiment can trace it's roots back to the 1st Regiment of Prince Edward Militia , formed in 1800 and the 1st Regiment of Hastings Militia formed in 1804 by United Empire Loyalists who settled in Hastings County and Prince Edward County . Both these regiments served in the War Of 1812 and the Rebellion Of 1837 -38. In the 1860s independent infantry companies were raised to respond to the Fenians . A number of these companies were gathered in Belleville, forming the 15th Argyllshire Light Infantry 1863. That same year, the 1st Prince Edward became the 16th Battalion of Volunteer Militia, and then the 16th Prince Edward Battalion of Infantry in 1867. In 1866, the 1st Hastings became the 49th Regiment (Hastings Rifles). In 1885 the 15th Argyll saw service during the Northwest Rebellion , earning the regiment's first Battle Honour . The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment was formed in 1920 from the units mentioned above. Although the regiment did not exist as a unit during the First World War , the Regiment perpetuates the Battle Honours of several battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment found itself in Europe during the Second World War . The regiment saw service in the Allied Invasion Of Sicily , the Italian Campaign , the Battle of France and the capture of The Netherlands from the German Army . BATTLE HONOURS NORTH-WEST CANADA 1885 Mount Sorrel SOMME 1916 ARRAS 1917, 1918 HILL 70 YPRES 1917 AMIENS HINDENBURG LINE PURSUIT TO MONS Landing in Sciliy Grammichele Valguarnera ASSORO Agira Adrano Regalbuto SICILY 1943 Landing at Reggio Motta Montecorvino Campobasso Torella THE MORO San Leonardo The Gully Ortona CASSINO II Gustav Line Liri Valley HITLER LINE GOTHIC LINE Lamone Crossing Misano Ridge RIMINI LINE SAN FORTUNATO Bulgaria Village Naviglio Canal Fosso Vecchio ITALY 1943 - 1945 Apeldoorn NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945 TRIVIA
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