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The Chief of the Defence Staff, General John de Chastelain placed federal, Quebec-based troops in support of the provincial authorities.
Some 2, 500 regular and reserve troops from the 34 and 35 Canadian Brigade Groups and 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were put on notice.
On August 20, a company of the Quebec-based Royal 22 < sup > e </ sup > Régiment, ( known as the " Van Doos ," an Anglicized pronunciation of the French " Vingt-deux ," or number 22 ) led by Major Alain Tremblay, took over three barricades and arrived at the final blockade leading to the disputed area, and reduced the size, from 1. 5 kilometers to 5 meters, of a no man's land originally implemented by the Sûreté du Québec to the barricade at the Pines.
Additional troops and mechanized equipment mobilized at staging areas around Montreal, while reconnaissance aircraft staged air photo missions over Mohawk territory to gather intelligence.
Despite high tensions between military and native forces, no shots were exchanged.

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