List of regiments of cavalry of the Canadian Militia (1900–1920) explained

This is a list of the named and numbered cavalry regiments of the Canadian Militia from around the start of 1900 until the Otter Commission reforms in 1920.

The full list is as follows:

Permanent Active Militia (Permanent Force)

See also: Permanent Active Militia.

Number! scope=col
Titlescope=col Formedscope=col Changesscope=col Post 1920scope=col Present successor
1The Royal Canadian Dragoons1883[1] [2] N/AThe Royal Canadian DragoonsExtant
2Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)1901 (as A Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles)[3] [4]
  • 1903 (The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles)
  • 1909 (Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians))
  • 1911 (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians))
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)Extant

Non-Permanent Active Militia

See also: Non-Permanent Active Militia.

Number! scope=col
Titlescope=col Formedscope=col Changesscope=col Post 1920scope=col Present successor
1The Governor General's Body Guard1822[5] [6] N/AThe Governor General's Body GuardThe Governor General's Horse Guards
21st Hussars1856[7] [8] N/A1st HussarsExtant
32nd Dragoons1872[9] [10] N/A2nd Dragoons57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA
43rd Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons1875[11] [12] N/A3rd Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA
54th Hussars1875[13] [14] N/A4th Hussars4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
65th Dragoons1877[15] [16] 1901 (Amalgamated into 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars)6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian HussarsThe Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
75th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards1872[17] [18]
  • January 1903 (Full Regimental Status)
  • February 1903 (5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)
The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
86th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars1879[19] [20] 1901 (Amalgamated with 5th Dragoons)6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian HussarsThe Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
97th Hussars1903[21] [22] N/A7th HussarsSherbrooke Hussars
108th Princess Louise's New Brunswick Hussars1848[23] [24] N/A8th Princess Louise's New Brunswick Hussars8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
119th Mississauga Horse1901 (as Toronto Mounted Rifles)[25] [26]
  • 1903 (9th Toronto Light Horse)
  • 1905 (9th Mississauga Horse)
The Ontario Mounted RiflesThe Governor General's Horse Guards
1210th Queen's Own Canadian Hussars1856 (as The Queen's Own Canadian Hussars)[27] [28]
  • 1903 (10th Queen's Own Canadian Hussars)
  • 1913 (Disbanded)
N/AN/A
1311th Hussars1903[29] [30] N/A11th HussarsSherbrooke Hussars
1412th Manitoba Dragoons1903[31] [32] N/A12th Manitoba Dragoons12th Manitoba Dragoons
1513th Scottish Light Dragoons1904[33] [34] N/A13th Scottish Light DragoonsN/A
1614th King's Canadian Hussars1874[35]
  • 1903 (King's Canadian Hussars - Full Regimental Status)
  • 1904 (14th King's Canadian Hussars)
The King's (Nova Scotia) Mounted Rifles87th Field Battery, RCA88th Field Battery, RCA
1715th Light Horse1905[36] N/A15th Canadian Light HorseSouth Alberta Light Horse
1816th Light Horse1905 (as 16th Mounted Rifles)[37] N/A16th Canadian Light HorseThe North Saskatchewan Regiment
19The 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars "Argenteuil Rangers"1897[38]
  • 1907 (Full Regimental Status -  17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars)
  • 1912 (The 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars (Argenteuil Rangers)
17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian HussarsThe Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
2018th Manitoba Mounted Rifles1907[39] N/AThe Manitoba Mounted Rifles118th Medium Battery, RCA
2119th Alberta Dragoons1908 (as 19th Alberta Mounted Rifles)[40] 1911 (19th Alberta Dragoons)19th Alberta DragoonsSouth Alberta Light Horse
2220th Border Horse1908 (as 20th Mounted Rifles)[41] [42] 1910 (20th Border Horse)The Border Horse12th Manitoba Dragoons
2321st Alberta Hussars1908[43] N/AThe Alberta Mounted RiflesSouth Alberta Light Horse
2422nd Saskatchewan Light Horse1908 (as Saskatchewan Light Horse)[44] April 1908 (22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse)The Saskatchewan Mounted RiflesThe North Saskatchewan Regiment
2523rd Alberta Rangers1906 (as The Alberta Rangers)[45] 1908 (23rd Alberta Rangers)The Alberta Mounted RiflesSouth Alberta Light Horse
2624th Regiment Grey's Horse1908[46] N/A9th (Grey's) HorseN/A
2725th Brant Dragoons1909[47] [48] N/A10th Brant Dragoons57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA
2826th Stanstead Dragoons1910 (as 26th Canadian Horse (Stanstead Dragoons))[49] [50] 1912 (26th Stanstead Dragoons)The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
2927th Light Horse1910[51] N/A14th Canadian Light Horse14th Canadian Hussars
3028th New Brunswick Dragoons1911[52] N/AThe New Brunswick DragoonsThe Royal New Brunswick Regiment
3129th Light Horse1911[53] N/A18th Canadian Light Horse65th Field Battery, RCA
3230th Regiment British Columbia Horse1908 (as British Columbia Horse)[54] [55]
  • 1911 (1st Regiment, British Columbia Horse)
  • 1912 (30th Regiment British Columbia Horse)
The British Columbia Mounted RiflesThe British Columbia Dragoons
3331st Regiment British Columbia Horse1908 (as British Columbia Horse)[56]
  • 1911 (2nd Regiment, British Columbia Horse)
  • 1912 (31st Regiment British Columbia Horse)
5th British Columbia Light Horse
3432nd Manitoba Horse1912 (as 32nd Light Horse)[57] [58] November 1912 (32nd Manitoba Horse)The Manitoba HorseThe Fort Garry Horse
3533rd Vaudreuil & Soulanges Hussars19121914 (Disbanded)N/AN/A
3634th Fort Garry Horse1912 (as 34th Regiment of Cavalry)[59] [60] 1913 (34th Fort Garry Horse)The Fort Garry HorseThe Fort Garry Horse
3735th Central Alberta Horse1913[61] N/AN/AN/A
3836th Prince Edward Island Light Horse1901 (as L Squadron, Prince Edward Island Mounted Rifles)[62] [63]
  • October 1901 (L Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles)
  • 1903 (Prince Edward Island Light Horse)
  • February 1914 (Full Regimental Status)
  • April 1914 (36th Prince Edward Island Light Horse)
The Prince Edward Island Light HorseThe Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
39Victoria Independent Squadron1914N/AThe British Columbia Mounted RiflesThe British Columbia Dragoons

References

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  2. Web site: 2007-10-11 . Royal Canadian Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011105314/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/cav/RCD.htm . 11 October 2007 . dead.
  3. Web site: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  4. Web site: 2007-10-14 . Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014174247/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/cav/LSHRC.htm . 14 October 2007 . dead.
  5. Web site: The Governor General's Horse Guards . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  6. Web site: 2007-10-21 . The Governor General's Horse Guards . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021111722/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/GGHG.htm . 21 October 2007 . dead.
  7. Web site: 1st Hussars . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  8. Web site: 2007-11-19 . 1st Hussars [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119015910/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/01Hussar.htm . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  9. Web site: 2nd Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  10. Web site: 2007-09-12 . 2nd Dragoons [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070912034340/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/02dgns.htm . 12 September 2007 . dead.
  11. Web site: 3rd The Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  12. Web site: 2007-09-11 . 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911014555/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/03POW.htm . 11 September 2007 . dead.
  13. Web site: 4th Hussars of Canada . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  14. Web site: 2007-10-16 . 4th Hussars [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016120409/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/04hussar.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  15. Web site: 5th Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  16. Web site: 2007-12-04 . 5th Dragoons [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071204053342/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/05dgns.htm . 4 December 2007 . dead.
  17. Web site: The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  18. Web site: 2007-10-16 . The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016101142/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/05PLDG.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  19. Web site: 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  20. Web site: 2007-10-16 . 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016150028/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/06DCRCH.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  21. Web site: 7th Hussars . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  22. Web site: 2007-11-13 . 7th Hussars [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113185134/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/07Hussar.htm . 13 November 2007 . dead.
  23. Web site: 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  24. Web site: 2007-10-15 . 8th Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015185547/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-Canada/volmil/nb-cav/08Hussar.htm . 15 October 2007 . dead.
  25. Web site: 9th Mississauga Horse . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  26. Web site: 2007-09-11 . The Mississauga Horse . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911171632/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/09missga.htm . 11 September 2007 . dead.
  27. Web site: 10th Queen's Own Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  28. Web site: 2007-12-02 . 10th Queen's Own Canadian Hussars [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071202045041/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/10QOCH.htm . 2 December 2007 . dead.
  29. Web site: 11th Hussars . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  30. Web site: 2007-10-16 . 11th Hussars [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016120420/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/11Hussar.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  31. Web site: 12th Manitoba Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  32. Web site: 2007-10-14 . 12th Manitoba Dragoons [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014172647/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/mb-cav/12manitD.htm . 14 October 2007 . dead.
  33. Web site: 13th Scottish Light Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  34. Web site: 2007-11-12 . 13th Scottish Light Dragoons [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071112150528/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/13scotLD.htm . 12 November 2007 . dead.
  35. Web site: 2007-11-15 . King's Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115215435/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/ns-cav/14KCH.htm . 15 November 2007 . dead.
  36. Web site: 2007-11-12 . 15th Canadian Light Horse [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071112151447/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/ab-cav/15CLH.htm . 12 November 2007 . dead.
  37. Web site: 2007-10-16 . 16th Canadian Light Horse . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016101152/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/sk-cav/16CLHors.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  38. Web site: 2007-11-15 . 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115220014/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/qc-cav/17DYRCH.htm . 15 November 2007 . dead.
  39. Web site: 2007-11-09 . The Manitoba Mounted Rifles [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109134915/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/mb-cav/18manMR.htm . 9 November 2007 . dead.
  40. Web site: 2007-10-16 . 19th Alberta Dragoons [Canada : 1908] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016145953/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/ab-cav/19AltaDg.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  41. Web site: 20th Border Horse . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  42. Web site: 2007-11-12 . The Border Horse [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071112145932/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/mb-cav/20Border.htm . 12 November 2007 . dead.
  43. Web site: 2007-11-28 . The Alberta Mounted Rifles [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071128005349/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/ab-cav/21alta.htm . 28 November 2007 . dead.
  44. Web site: 2007-10-16 . 22nd Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016150034/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/sk-cav/22SaskMR.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  45. Web site: 2007-12-04 . 23rd Alberta Rangers [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071204052102/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/ab-cav/23alta.htm . 4 December 2007 . dead.
  46. Web site: 24th Regiment Grey's Horse . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  47. Web site: 25th Brant Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  48. Web site: 10th Brant Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  49. Web site: Defence . National . 2019-02-15 . 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA . 2022-06-19 . www.canada.ca.
  50. Web site: The Cavalry Regiments of the Canadian Forces: The Volunteer Militia from 1872 -1920 .
  51. Web site: 2007-11-11 . 14th Canadian Hussars . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111143622/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/sk-cav/14Hussar.htm . 11 November 2007 . dead.
  52. Web site: 2007-10-16 . The New Brunswick Dragoons [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016150003/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/nb-cav/28NBdgns.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  53. Web site: 2007-09-11 . 18th Canadian Light Horse . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911170805/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/sk-cav/18CLHors.htm . 11 September 2007 . dead.
  54. Web site: The British Columbia Dragoons . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  55. Web site: 2007-11-12 . The British Columbia Dragoons [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071112152733/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/bc-cav/30BCdgn.htm . 12 November 2007 . dead.
  56. Web site: 2007-10-16 . The British Columbia Hussars [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016120404/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/bc-cav/31BCH.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.
  57. Web site: 32nd Manitoba Horse . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  58. Web site: 2007-11-09 . The Manitoba Horse [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109134947/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/mb-cav/32manH.htm . 9 November 2007 . dead.
  59. Web site: The Fort Garry Horse . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  60. Web site: 2007-10-13 . The Fort Garry Horse [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013161413/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/mb-cav/34FGH.htm . 13 October 2007 . dead.
  61. Web site: 2007-09-14 . 35th Central Alberta Horse [Canada] ]. 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070914031037/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/ab-cav/35cah.htm . 14 September 2007 . dead.
  62. Web site: 36th Regiment Prince Edward Island Light Horse . 2022-06-19 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  63. Web site: 2007-10-16 . The Prince Edward Island Light Horse . 2022-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016150019/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/pe-cav/36PEILH.htm . 16 October 2007 . dead.

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