James J. Bremner (b. 1832) was a prominent military figure in Nova Scotia. He was active in repelling the Fenian Raids (1866–1871). He later led Halifax Provisional Battalion to the North-West Rebellion (1886). He was also a member of the North British Society.^[1] Sir Sandford Fleming served under him as a private.^[2]

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  Plaque commemorating Bremner and the Halifax Provisional Battalion, Halifax Public Gardens
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  Lieutenant-Colonel James J. Bremner
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  James J. Bremner

• Military history of Nova Scotia
• History of the Halifax Regional Municipality
• Militia Act of 1855

Texts

• David A. Sutherland. "Halifax Encounter with the North-West Uprising of 1885". Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. Vol. 13, 2010.
• Joseph Edwards. The Militia of Nova Scotia, 1749–1867. Collections of the Nova Scotia historical Society

Endnotes

• The History of the North West Rebellion
• Experience of the Halifax Battalion in the North West
• History of the Halifax volunteer battalion and volunteer companies: 1859–1887 By Thomas J. Egan