Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders | |
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| Active | 1868–present |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Branch | Infantry |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light role |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | 33 Canadian Brigade Group |
| Nickname(s) | The Glens |
| Motto(s) | Scottish Gaelic: Dileas gu bas (Faithful unto death) |
| March | "Bonnie Dundee" |
| Anniversaries | Regimental Birthday 3 July |
| Engagements |
War of 1812 Upper Canada Rebellion Great War World War II |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-chief | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Honorary colonel | HCol JK Brownell |
| Commanding Officer | LCol CE French, CD |
| Regimental Sergeant-Major | MWO DC Hubley, CD |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan | MacDonnell of Glengarry |
| Location | The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, Cornwall Armoury 505 Fourth Street East, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 2S7 Canada |
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| Type | Regimental Museum |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division and is headquartered in Cornwall, Ontario.
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders originated in Cornwall, Ontario, on 3 July 1868, as the 59th "Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry". It was redesignated as the 59th "Stormont" Battalion of Infantry on 22 June 1883; as the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry on 23 March 1888; and as the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment on 8 May 1900. Following the Great War it was redesignated as The Stormont and Glengarry Regiment on 12 March 1920; as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 15 February 1922; as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 7 November 1940; as the The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 24 May 1946; and as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Machine Gun) on 1 September 1954 before returning to its designation as the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 1 August 1959.
The Regiment also commemorates the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles, a regular British army unit from the War of 1812 recruited in North America.
The battalion was called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870.
Details of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.
The 154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 25 October 1916 where it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 31 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the '6th Reserve Battalion, CEF'. The battalion was subsequentlty disbanded on 17 July 1917.
Details from the regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF (Details), for local protection duties. Those details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940.
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