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Canadian Mounted Rifles
Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Units of the Permanent Active Militia Permanent Active Militia was the proper name of Canada's full-time professional land forces from 1855 to 1940, when it was reorganized into the Canadian Army. Units formed for the Second Boer War Independent squadrons of the Non-Permanent Active Militia Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the First World War See also * List of mounted regiments in the Canadian Expeditionary Force *List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force *Mounted Infantry *Canadian Militia *History of the Canadian Army * Permanent Active Militia * Non-Permanent Active Militia *Military history of Canada during World War I {{CatAutoTOC History of Canada by period, 1914 20th century in Canada Interwar period by country 1910s in Canada 1920s in Canada 1930s in Canada 1940s in Canada ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Billy Eagle
Charles William Eagle (1869 - October 10, 1908), also known as Billy Eagle, was a Canadian soldier who served as the only Indigenous peoples in Canada, indigenous trooper in the South African Constabulary. Having previously served during the Boer War, he joined the SAC and while on a patrol in the Transvaal, he was famously attacked and mauled by a lion, dying from his injuries a month later. Background Billy Eagle was born in 1869 in the Cariboo region of the Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871), Colony of British Columbia to Charles William Eagle Sr. and Anna Mary Tatqua. His father was an American cattle rancher and his mother was Secwépemc. He was raised on his parents cattle ranch, the Onward Ranch, and in the 1880s, his father built one of the first non-log structures in the Cariboo region. He grew up hunting wild game, and became very good at riding and rifle shooting. Billy Eagle married Rosa McLean on July 24, 1892, in Kamloops, British Columbia. Boer War With th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mounted Infantry
Mounted infantry were infantry who rode horses instead of marching. Unlike cavalry, mounted infantry dismounted to fight on foot. The original dragoons were essentially mounted infantry. According to the ''Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition'' (1910–1911), "Mounted rifles are half cavalry, mounted infantry merely specially mobile infantry." Today, with motor vehicles having replaced horses for military transport, the motorized infantry are in some respects successors to mounted infantry. History Pre-gunpowder The origins of mounted infantry go back to at least the beginnings of organised warfare. With the weight of ancient bronze Body armor, armor, the opposing Champion warfare, champions would travel to battle on chariots before dismounting to fight. With the evolution of hoplite warfare, some hoplites would travel to battle on horseback, before dismounting to take their place in the phalanx. The early pre-Gaius Marius, Marian Military of ancient Rome, Roman military had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
21st Alberta Hussars
The 21st Alberta Hussars were a light cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army The Canadian Army () is the command (military formation), command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also re ...). In 1920, the regiment was reorganized as The Alberta Mounted Rifles. Lineage 21st Alberta Hussars * Originated on 1 April 1908, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, as the 21st Alberta Hussars. * Redesignated on 15 March 1920, as The Alberta Mounted Rifles. Organization 21st Alberta Hussars (1 April 1908) * Regimental Headquarters (Medicine Hat, Alberta) * A Squadron (first raised on 1 June 1901, as D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles) * B Squadron Notable Members * Colonel James Frederick Scott * Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Spencer * Captain Charles Pingle See also * List of regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Governor General's Horse Guards
The Governor General's Horse Guards is an armoured cavalry regiment in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group and is based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the most senior reserve regiment in Canada, and the only household cavalry regiment of Canada's three household units. Structure The regiment maintains a traditional structure, with squadrons and units for deployment and active duty, training, ceremony, cadets, and administration. Regimental Headquarters Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) consists of the command team to include the commanding officer, the regimental sergeant major, the second in command, the padre, adjutant and drill sergeant. RHQ also consists of the Operations and Training Cell, which includes an operations officer, warrant officer, training officer and sergeant. The Training Cell oversees the recruits and their progress and interacts with the Battle School with instructor cadre. The regim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
The 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF and embarked for Britain on 18 July 1915. It disembarked in France on 24 October 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd Brigade Canadian Mounted Rifles until 31 December 1915, when it was converted to infantry and allocated to the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. The regiment was redesignated the 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF on 1 January 1916 and was disbanded on 6 November 1920.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. History The battalion recruited in Militia District 2 in Ontario and was mobilized at Toronto, Ontario.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. Most of their recruits came from the militia cavalry regiments from Militia District 2: The Governor Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Alberta Light Horse
The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. It traces its complicated lineage to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and claims its direct ancestry to the 15th Light Horse, along with various other Alberta based cavalry units. The "Light Horse" designation comes from its light cavalry and mounted infantry origins. The SALH is part of 41 Canadian Brigade Group of the 3rd Canadian Division, and is based in Medicine Hat, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta. History Early history The South Alberta Light Horse traces its beginnings to the period of the Riel Rebellion of 1885. During this conflict the Rocky Mountain Rangers (RMR) of Fort Macleod, which comprised 150 officers and men, were tasked with the protection of the area ranging from the U.S. border to the High River and from the Rockies to Medicine Hat. The RMR saw no action during their three months of existence during the rebellion, and the SALH carries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
The 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, was a mounted infantry unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War. History The regiment was formed in November 1914 at Medicine Hat and recruited personnel in Alberta. It sailed from Montreal to England on 12 June 1915 aboard the ''Megantic,'' and after training arrived in France on September 22, 1915. It served in the field as dismounted infantry until December 1915. On January 1, 1916, the six regiments of the Canadian Mounted Rifles were converted to infantry and reorganized into the four battalions of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade. The personnel of the 3rd Regiment were absorbed into the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1st and the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, 2nd Battalions, CMR. Perpetuation In 1920, the perpetuation of the 3rd Regiment CMR was assigned to 1st Regiment, the Alberta Mounted Rifles, and it is now held by the South Alberta Light Horse. The 3rd CMR, along with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, (known colloquially as the 2nd Battalion, CMR or simply 2 CMR) was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF. The battalion recruited in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria and Vernon, British Columbia, and was mobilized in Victoria.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. An earlier incarnation was raised for Second Boer War, Boer War. Boer War In November 1901, the British government requested from the Canadian government a four-squadron regiment of mounted rifles for the Second Boer War.Canada & The South African War, 1899-1902, Canadian War Museum The Canadian Department of Militia and Defence equipped and trained the unit, while the British paid its costs. The majority of the officers and at least a quarter of the men had previously served in South Africa, including its commander Lieutenant-Colonel T.D.B. Evans. On 31 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The North Saskatchewan Regiment
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (N Sask R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with companies in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert. Its current commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Graver, and the Regimental Sergeant-Major is Chief Warrant Officer Rick Cumbers. The N Sask R is part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group, with the regiment's mission task being to provide direct fire support. Perpetuations North-West Rebellion *The Moose Mountain Scouts *The Infantry Company, Battleford, SaskatchewanCanadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. Great War *Canadian Light Horse, The Canadian Light Horse *1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF *9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF *10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF *5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF *53rd Battalion (No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Supplementary Order Of Battle
In the Canadian Army, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiment's existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and is re-formed only when the Department of National Defence deems the unit is required again. The Supplementary Order of Battle was instituted as an alternative to outright disbandment during the army rationalizations of the 1960s. If a regiment is re-manned and moved from the Supplementary Order of Battle, it takes its old place in the order of precedence and its colours, traditions and battle honours remain as if there had been no interruption of service. In the aftermath of the Somalia Affair in 1993, the Canadian Airborne Regiment was completely disbanded and not placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle. Two regiments have been removed from the Supplementary Order of Battle by amalgamating them with existing Primary Reserve units: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Manitoba Mounted Rifles
The Manitoba Mounted Rifles was a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia and later the Canadian Army. In 1946, the regiment was converted to artillery. Lineage *Originated on 2 April 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the 18th Manitoba Mounted Rifles. * Redesignated on 15 March 1920, as The Manitoba Mounted Rifles. * Converted from Cavalry to Artillery on 1 April 1946, and Amalgamated with the 37th Field Battery, RCA and Redesignated as the 67th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Manitoba Mounted Rifles). * Regiment Moved on 12 July 1948, from Portage la Prairie to Fort William, Ontario. * Amalgamated on 1 December 1954, with the 118th Medium Battery, RCA (Port Arthur, Ontario) under the latter unit's name. Perpetuations * 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles History The regiment was first formed on 2 April 1907, originally as the 18th Manitoba Mounted Rifles. The regimental headquarters was established at Winnipeg and had squadrons establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
The 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Army. Raised for service during the First World War as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), it was formed in November 1914, in Brandon, Manitoba. Originally a mounted infantry unit named the 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, which was expanded, following its rerolling and dismounting as an infantry unit, by absorbing other units of the Canadian Mounted Rifles (CMR). History Following the outbreak of the war, the Canadian Government decided to raise an initially volunteer force for service overseas, with the force to be known as the Canadian Expeditionary Force. As a unit of this force, the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles was formed on 7 November 1914 in Brandon, Manitoba. Part of the 1st Brigade Canadian Mounted Rifles, the unit landed in France on September 22, 1915, where the conditions of the Western Front (World War I), Western Front made its mounted statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
