Opposition was not expected so only one battalion was chosen Choosing for the crossing Motion_directional : the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada ( Princess Louise 's ) , the Argylls .

Until surpassed by the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting and the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting , this was the deadliest mass shooting at an American place of worship , alongside a 1991 attack at a Buddhist temple in Waddell , Arizona .