| Unit Name: | 33rd Vaudreuil and Soulanges Hussars |
| Dates: | 1912–1914 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Branch: | Canadian Militia |
| Type: | Hussars |
| Role: | Cavalry |
| Size: | One Regiment |
| Command Structure: | Non-Permanent Active Militia |
| Garrison: | Rigaud, Quebec |
| Battles: | N/A |
The 33rd Vaudreuil and Soulanges Hussars was a short-lived light cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army).
The 33rd Vaudreuil and Soulanges Hussars were first authorized on 15 April 1912.[1] The formation of the 33rd Hussars was an attempt to form a French-speaking cavalry regiment in the Canadian Militia.[2] Its regimental headquarters was temporarily located at Rigaud, Quebec.[3] It was to consist to four squadrons lettered A to D.[4]
On 15 July 1912, "B" Squadron of the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars was transferred to the 33rd Vaudreuil and Soulanges Hussars. In turn, the 17th DYRC Hussars created a replacement squadron from personnel of the recently disbanded 11th Argenteuil Rangers.
However, the regiment was never fully organized, and with the outbreak of the First World War, by 1 October 1914,[5] the 33rd Hussars were disbanded.[6] It was the only time the Canadian Militia attempted to form an entirely French-speaking mounted regiment.