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Jan 22, 2008 · Sam Steele was the first child of his father, Elmes Steele’s, second marriage, to Anne MacIan Macdonald. Elmes was a naval officer and politician. His mother died when he was nine and he was raised from that point by his older half-brother, John Steele. He attended school in Orillia, Canada West. Steele wanted to be a soldier from his ...
Sam Steele. Major-general Sir Samuel Benfield Steele KCMG CB MVO (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a Canadian soldier and policeman. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush, and commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse during the Boer War.
May 20, 2024 · During this conflict, Sam Steele was a military commander in charge of the Alberta Field Force, who led an attack against a beleaguered and retreating Chief Big Bear at Loon Lake in 1885. This was a major turning point in the conflict, leading to the surrender of the Cree/Métis alliance.
Jun 12, 2006 · North-West Mounted PoliceInspector Sam Steele became a force and a legend within alegendary law enforcement agency. When the North-West Mounted Police was first organized in Ottawa, Canada, in September 1873, its authorized strength was barely 300 troopers. Its assignment was to uphold Canadian law over 300,000 miles of Western wilderness ...
Jan 24, 2019 · Sam Steele was knighted on January 1, 1918 for his exceptional service. In the many honours bestowed upon him, he was made Member of the Victorian Order, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. Sir Sam retired from his British commission on July 1, 1918.
Oct 21, 2008 · The memoirs, journals and love letters of Sir Sam Steele, one of Canada's first Mounties and a man described as a "quintessential" but undervalued Canadian hero, have come home from Britain to go ...
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Mar 29, 2020 · The self-described “history nerd” was especially excited to talk about one of the heroes of the Boer War, Canadian Sam Steele, born in Medonte Township, near Orillia. Then COVID-19 happened. Social gatherings were cancelled, public buildings like the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library, where the association meets, were closed and social distancing became a necessity.
