During the First World War, the Canadian government authorized the formation of several mounted regiments, including cavalry and mounted infantry, to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front . Three regiments, the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse, and the Fort Garry Horse, served as throughout the war as part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, attached to British Army cavalry formations. One regiment, the Canadian Light Horse, served as the Canadian Corps cavalry regiment. The regiments in bold type served in the field.
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| - During the First World War, the Canadian government authorized the formation of several mounted regiments, including cavalry and mounted infantry, to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front . Three regiments, the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse, and the Fort Garry Horse, served as throughout the war as part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, attached to British Army cavalry formations. One regiment, the Canadian Light Horse, served as the Canadian Corps cavalry regiment. The regiments in bold type served in the field. (en)
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| - Canadian Corps
- Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Canadian Light Horse
- List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- Mounted Regiments of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- The North Saskatchewan Regiment
- The Royal Canadian Dragoons
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
- 1st Hussars
- 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 87th Field Battery, RCA
- 88th Field Battery, RCA
- 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- British Army
- Western Front (World War I)
- 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
- 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
- 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- Cavalry
- The British Columbia Dragoons
- The Fort Garry Horse
- The Governor General's Horse Guards
- South Alberta Light Horse
- Canadian Cavalry Brigade
- Canadian Mounted Rifles
- World War I
- Mounted infantry
- 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- The Sherbrooke Hussars
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| - During the First World War, the Canadian government authorized the formation of several mounted regiments, including cavalry and mounted infantry, to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front . Three regiments, the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse, and the Fort Garry Horse, served as throughout the war as part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, attached to British Army cavalry formations. One regiment, the Canadian Light Horse, served as the Canadian Corps cavalry regiment. Six regiments of mounted rifles served initially at the front as mounted infantry before being converted to infantry battalions. The remaining mounted rifle regiments were raised in Canada but broken up in England to provide reinforcements for other cavalry, mounted infantry and infantry units. The regiments in bold type served in the field. (en)
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