Royal 22nd Regiment Royal 22nd Regiment The Royal 22nd Regiment (R22R), or rather the Royal 22 Régiment in both English and French correct usage, and colloquially in English The Van Doos (representing an anglicized pronunciation of the French for twenty-two, "vingt-deux"), or, in French, le Vingt-deuxième, is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The mostly francophone regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army. The "maison-mère" or home of the regiment is La Citadelle in Quebec City and is where the regimental museum is housed. The regimental headquarters
Les Deux Amants Les Deux Amants "Les Deux Amants" (, ) is a Breton lai, a type of narrative poem, written by Marie de France sometime in the 12th century. The poem belongs to what is collectively known as "The Lais of Marie de France". Like the other lais in the collection, "Les Deux Amants" is written in Old French, in rhyming octosyllabic couplets. This lai tells the tragic story of two lovers. The story takes place in Normandy, in a great city called Pitre, built by a King. After the death of his wife, The King becomes overly attached to their daughter.