Towering over downtown Halifax, the Citadel is a testament to the city's military past. Four forts have occupied this hilltop since 1749, when Edward Cornwallis, a career British military officer ...

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Built in 1856, the Halifax Citadel now boasts regiments of uniformed re-enactors playing the part of the kilted 78th Highlanders who would have populated the fort in the mid-19th century.