Canadian Mounted Rifles
Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Units of the Permanent Active Militia
[edit]Permanent Active Militia was the proper name of Canada's full-time professional land forces from 1855 to 1940, when it was reorganized into the Canadian Army.
Regiment | Formed | Successor Unit |
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The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps | 1885 | The Royal Canadian Dragoons[1][2][3] |
The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles | 1901 | Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)[1][4][5][6][7] |
Units formed for the Second Boer War
[edit]Regiment | Perpetuation |
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1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Renamed as The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Special Service Force) in August 1900 and referred to as the Second Canadian Contingent[1][2][8][9] |
2nd (1st) Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Sailed as part of the Second Canadian Contingent, landing in South Africa in February 1900. Renamed as the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1900. Recruited by the North-West Mounted Police and now perpetuated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police[10] Fought with the RCD at the Battle of Leliefontein in 1900. |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in November 1901 and landed in South Africa in January 1902. Fought at the Battle of Hart's River in 1902. |
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in late 1901. Went to South Africa in May/June 1902, but never saw action[11] Billy Eagle served in the 5th CMR. |
4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Independent squadrons of the Non-Permanent Active Militia
[edit]Squadron | Successor Unit |
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B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 12th Manitoba Dragoons[1][6][12][13][14][15] |
C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
E Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
F Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
J Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Mississauga Horse[1][6][16][17][18] |
K Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
L Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Prince Edward Island Light Horse[1][6][19][20][21] |
A Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 19th Alberta Dragoons[1][6][22] |
B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
E Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 21st Alberta Hussars[1][6][22][23] |
G Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles[1][6][24] |
F Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The British Columbia Horse (later reorganized into The British Columbia Dragoons and the British Columbia Hussars)[1][6][25][26][27][28][29] |
C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles |
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Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the First World War
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of mounted regiments in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Mounted Infantry
- Canadian Militia
- History of the Canadian Army
- Permanent Active Militia
- Non-Permanent Active Militia
- Military history of Canada during World War I
- Australian Light Horse
- Imperial Yeomanry
- Otter Commission
References
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- ^ a b Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The Royal Canadian Dragoons". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Dragoons". 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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- ^ "Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)". 2007-10-14. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "The Royal Canadian Dragoons". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "WarMuseum.ca - South African War - Royal Canadian Dragoons". www.warmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "WarMuseum.ca - South African War - 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles". www.warmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "WarMuseum.ca - South African War - 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Regiments, Canadian Mounted Rifles". www.warmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "12th Manitoba Dragoons". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "12th Manitoba Dragoons". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "The Manitoba Dragoons". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "12th Manitoba Dragoons [Canada]". 2007-10-14. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b c Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The Governor General's Horse Guards". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "9th Mississauga Horse". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "The Mississauga Horse". 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "36th Regiment Prince Edward Island Light Horse". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "The Prince Edward Island Light Horse". 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b c Defence, National (2018-11-29). "19th Alberta Dragoons". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b c Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The South Alberta Light Horse". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b c d Defence, National (2018-10-29). "The North Saskatchewan Regiment". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b c Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The British Columbia Dragoons". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b c "The British Columbia Dragoons". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "The British Columbia Dragoons [Canada]". 2007-11-12. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "The British Columbia Hussars [Canada]". 2005-10-29. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Canadian Military Medals & Insignia Journal 1972-Vol-8-no.-4-Dec.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Canadian Mounted Rifles" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-07.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-02-15). "27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The Sherbrooke Hussars". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-28). "8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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