Sam Hughes
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Sir Samuel Hughes, was the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence during World War I. After a stormy tenure in the position, he was dismissed by Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden in 1916.
Samuel Hughes, 1905
Major General Sam Hughes (left) at the saluting base during the review of Canadian troops at Camp Borden, ca. 1916.
Hughes visiting the Front in August 1916
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Second Battle of Mons
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The Second Battle of Mons was a First World War military engagement fought between 9–11 November 1918, in which Canadian forces captured the Belgian town of Mons, re-capturing an area that had been un
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…Hansard (allowing the press to quote from them), and thus incriminated Borden in his accusations against Currie. In particular, Hughes made much of the Second Battle of Mons in November 1918, claiming that Currie had only attacked Mons to have the Canadian Corps end the war for the British Empire where it began (the British…
Canadian troops in Mons