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Defence Scheme No. 1 (1920-21)

A Canadian contingency plan for cross-border raids into the United States, aimed at delaying American mobilization and buying time for Canadian defence and Imperial reinforcements.

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What specific operations did Defence Scheme No. 1 propose and how did Canada revise it over the 1920s?

Defence Scheme No. 1 was a 1920–21 Canadian contingency prepared by Lieutenant‑Colonel James Sutherland “Buster” Brown that called for immediate, surprise cross‑border raids into the northern United S...