Canadian Mounted Rifles
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Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps, formed in 1885, now part of The Royal Canadian DragoonsThe Royal Canadian DragoonsThe Royal Canadian Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps....
- The Canadian Mounted Rifles, formed in 1899 for the Second Boer War, recruited and perpetuated by The Royal Canadian DragoonsThe Royal Canadian DragoonsThe Royal Canadian Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps....
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles, formed in 1901, now named Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)Lord Strathcona's Horse is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of Land Force Western Area's 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group...
- B, C, D, E and F Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, regimented into the 12th "Manitoba Dragoons" in 1903
- A, B, C and E Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, regimented into the 19th The Alberta Mounted Rifles in 1908
- D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, regimented into the 21st Alberta Hussars in 1908.
- G and F Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, regimented into the Saskatchewan Light Horse in 1908
- B and C Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, regimented into the British Columbia Horse in 1911
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Regiments, Canadian Mounted Rifles, and 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Battalions, Canadian Mounted Rifles, units of the Canadian Expeditionary ForceCanadian Expeditionary ForceThe Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. Units of the C.E.F. were divided into field formation in France, where they were organized first into separate divisions and later joined together into a single...
of the First World War.