The Cavalry Regiments of the Canadian Forces

The Volunteer Militia from 1872-1920

The Regiments in 1914

The Regiments of the Canadian Expeditionary Force


The Regiments in 1921

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Contents
- Permanent Active Militia -
- Non Permanent Active Militia and Reserve -
 

- Permanent Active Militia -
 
 
RCD The Royal Canadian Dragoons
 
 
LdSH Lord Strathcona’s Horse
(Royal Canadians)
 
 

- Non Permanent Active Militia and Reserve -
 
 
GGBG 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The Governor General’s Body Guard
 
 
1H 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
1st Hussars
 
 
2D 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
2nd Dragoons
 
 
r03 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
3nd Prince of Wales’ Canadian Dragoons
 
 
r04 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
4th Hussars
 
 
PLouiseDG 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
 
 
6H 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
6th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars
 
 
r07 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
7th Hussars
 
 
r08 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
8th Princess Louise’s New Brunswick Hussars
 
 
OntarioMR 1st Regiment
(4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
2nd Regiment
(7th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
3rd Regiment
(8th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
The Ontario Mounted Rifles
 
 
r11 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
11th Hussars
 
 
12ManitobaD 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
12th Manitoba Dragoons
 
 
r13 13th Scottish Light Dragoons
 
 
KingsMR The King’s (Nova Scotia) Mounted Rifles
 
 
15CLH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
15th Canadian Light Horse
 
 
r16 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
16th Canadian Light Horse
 
 
17H 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars
 
 
ManitobaMR The Manitoba Mounted Rifles
 
 
r19-D 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
19th Alberta Dragoons
 
 
BorderH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The Border Horse
 
 
AlbertaMR 1st Regiment
(3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
2nd Regiment
(12th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
3rd Regiment
(13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
The Alberta Mounted Rifles
 
 
SaskatchewanMR 1st Regiment
(1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
2nd Regiment
(9th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
3rd Regiment
(10th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles
 
 
r23 23rd Alberta Rangers
 
 
9GreysH 9th Grey’s Horse
 
 
10BrantD 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
10th Brant Dragoons
 
 
EasternTownshipsMR 1st Regiment
(5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
2nd Regiment,
The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles
 
 
14CanadianLH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
14th Canadian Light Horse
 
 
NBDragoons 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The New Brunswick Dragoons
 
 
18CLH 18th Canadian Light Horse
 
 
BColumbiaMR 1st Regiment
(2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
 
2nd Regiment
(11th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
The British Columbia Mounted Rifles
 
 
5BColumbiaLH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
5th British Columbia Light Horse
 
 
ManitobaH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The Manitoba Horse
 
 
FortGarryH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The Fort Garry Horse
 
 
PEdwardIslandLH 1st Regiment,
 
2nd Regiment,
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse
 
 
CMGC 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade,
 
2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade,
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 

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