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Canadian Mounted Rifles

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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

  • The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps, formed in 1885, now part of The Royal Canadian Dragoons
  • The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles, formed in 1901, now named Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

    • Units formed for the Second Boer War

  • 1st Battalion, the Canadian Mounted Rifles, renamed the Royal Canadian Dragoons (Special Service Force) in 1900
  • 2nd Battalion, the Canadian Mounted Rifles, renamed the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1900, recruited by the North-West Mounted Police and now perpetuated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Battalion, the Canadian Mounted Rifles – went to South Africa but never saw action

    • Independent squadrons of the Non-Permanent Active Militia

  • B, C, D, E and F Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons
  • J and K Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the Mississauga Horse
  • L Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessor of the Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
  • A, B, C and E Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the 19th Alberta Dragoons
  • D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessor of the South Alberta Light Horse.
  • G and F Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the North Saskatchewan Regiment
  • B and C Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the British Columbia Dragoons

    • Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the First World War

  • 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles)
  • 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles), perpetuated by the British Columbia Dragoons
  • 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the 19th Alberta Dragoons
  • 4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles), perpetuated by the Governor General's Horse Guards
  • 5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles)
  • 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
  • 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the Governor General's Horse Guards
  • 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
  • 9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the North Saskatchewan Regiment
  • 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the North Saskatchewan Regiment
  • 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the British Columbia Dragoons
  • 12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the South Alberta Light Horse
  • 13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the South Alberta Light Horse

    • References

    Canadian Mounted Rifles Wikipedia
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