The Cavalry Regiments of the Canadian Forces

The Volunteer Militia from 1872 -1920

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Earlier Existence		Regiments from 1893		Regiments in 1920

1889: The Governor General’s Body Guard for Ontario	→	1895: The Governor General’s Body Guard	→	The Governor General’s Body Guard
1872: 1^st Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 1^st Hussars	→	1^st Hussars
1872: 2^nd Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 2^nd Dragoons	→	2^nd Dragoons
1892: 3^rd Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 3^rd Prince of Wales’ Canadian Dragoons	→	3^rd Prince of Wales’ Canadian Dragoons
1886: 4^th Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 4^th Hussars	→	4^th Hussars
1886: 5^th Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 5^th Dragoons ↲ ↳ 1901: merged into 6^th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars
		1903: Princess Louise Dragoon Guards ↲ ↳ 1903: 5^th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards	→	The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
1885: 6^th Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 6^th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars
from 58^th Compton Regiment	→	1903: 7^th Hussars	→	7^th Hussars
1872: 8^th Regiment of Cavalry	→	1893: 8^th Princess Louise’s New Brunswick Hussars	→	8^th Princess Louise’s New Brunswick Hussars
		1903: 9^th Toronto Light Horse ↲ ↳ 1907: 9^th Mississauga Horse	→	The Ontario Mounted Rifles
1856: The Queen’s Own Canadian Hussars	→	1903: 10^th Queen’s Own Canadian Hussars → 1913: disbanded
from 54^th Richmond Regiment	→	1903: 11^th Hussars	→	11^th Hussars
		1903: 12^th Manitoba Dragoons	→	12^th Manitoba Dragoons
from 79^th Shefford and Brome Regiment	→	1903: 13^th Scottish Light Dragoons	→	13^th Scottish Light Dragoons
		1903: King’s Canadian Hussars ↲ ↳ 1903: 14^th King’s Canadian Hussars	→	The King’s (Nova Scotia) Mounted Rifles
		1905: 15^th Light Horse	→	15^th Canadian Light Horse
		1905: 16^th Mounted Rifles ↲ ↳ 1908: 16^th Light Horse	→	16^th Canadian Light Horse
		1907: 17^th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars	→	17^th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars
		1907: 18^th Mounted Rifles	→	The Manitoba Mounted Rifles
		1908: 19^th The Alberta Mounted Rifles ↲ ↳ 1911: 19^th Alberta Dragoons	→	19^th Alberta Dragoons
		1908: 20^th Mounted Rifles ↲ ↳ 1910: 20^th Border Horse	→	The Border Horse
		1908: 21^st Alberta Hussars	→	The Alberta Mounted Rifles
		1908: 22^nd Saskatchewan Light Horse	→	The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles
		1908: 23^rd Alberta Rangers	→	23^rd Alberta Rangers
		1908: 24^th Grey’s Horse	→	9^th Grey’s Horse
		1909: 25^th Brant Dragoons	→	10^th Brant Dragoons
		1910: 26^th Stanstead Dragoons	→	The Eastern Township Mounted Rifles
		1910: 27^th Light Horse	→	14^th Canadian Light Horse
		1911: 28^th New Brunswick Dragoons	→	The New Brunswick Dragoons
		1911: 29^th Light Horse	→	18^th Canadian Light Horse
1911: 1^st Regiment “British Columbia Horse”	→	1912: 30^th Regiment British Columbia Horse	→	The British Columbia Mounted Rifles
1911: 2^nd Regiment “British Columbia Horse”	→	1912: 31^st Regiment British Columbia Horse	→	5^st British Columbia Light Horse
		1912: 32^nd Light Horse ↲ ↳ 1912 : 32^nd Manitoba Horse	→	The Manitoba Horse
		1912: 33^rd Vaudreuil and Soulanges Hussars → 1914: disbanded
		1912: 34^th Regiment of Cavalry ↲ ↳ 1913: 34^th Fort Garry Horse	→	The Fort Garry Horse
		1913: 35^th Central Alberta Horse	→	35^th Central Alberta Horse
		1914: 36^th Prince Edward Island Light Horse	→	The Prince Edward Island Light Horse

The Regiments in 1914

The Regiments of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

The Regiments in 1921

The Reorganisation of the Non Permanent Militia and the Reserve in 1936

The Regiments in 1939

The Armoured Regiments in World War II and in 1946/7

The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Regiments in 1946 - 1958

The Regiments of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in 2010

Alphabetical List of the Regiments