Yukon Field Force

YUKON FIELD FORCE was a force of 203 soldiers sent to the Klondike goldfields in 1898 by way of BC to assert Canadian sovereignty and support the North West Mounted Police already stationed there (see GOLD RUSHES). Commanded by Lt Col T.D.B. Evans, the force consisted of militia volunteers, mainly from the Royal Canadian Regiment. In May they travelled by boat from VANCOUVER to Wrangell, AK, then steamed up the STIKINE R to TELEGRAPH CREEK, where they set off overland on foot along the rugged...

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