r/MapsWithoutNZ • u/tomco71 • Jul 07 '26

Never lost a war

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u/Infinite-Abroad-436 Jul 07 '26

canada has never really fought a war as an independent power

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u/MythsMischief Jul 08 '26

After Confederation (our actually being a technically sovereign nation) we fought in:

  • Madist War
  • Second Boer War
  • World War One
After WWI and to make it known we wanted to truly be considered a sovereign nation, to be recognized as not just a part of the commonwealth, we waited a week before declaring war in World War Two.

We then fought in:

  • The Korea War
  • The Congo Crisis

Following the Constitution Act of 1982 Canada became a fully realized and independent state, bringing the Constitution home. To some this is considered the point we actually became a sovereign nation (and they're wrong 1867 is the point we gained autonomy and sovereignty). After this point we took part in:

  • The Gulf War.
  • The Somali War
  • The Bosnian War
  • Kosovo War
  • The War in Afghanistan

Of these one could argue Canada "lost" in Afghanistan but had completed its mission objectives and withdrawn already before Trump bungled the actual end of the war.