| 1871: | Victoria Provisional Battalion of Infantry │ |
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| 1879: | Victoria “Highland” Provisional Battalion of Infantry │ |
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| 1880: | Victoria Provisional Battalion of Infantry “Argyll Highlanders” │ |
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| 1885: | 94th Victoria Battalion of Infantry “Argyll Highlanders” │ |
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| 1900: | 94th Victoria Regiment “Argyll Highlanders” |
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| 1920: | 1st Battalion (85th Battalion, CEF), |
2nd Battalion (185th Battalion, CEF), |
| The Cape Breton Highlanders | ||
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| 1936: | The Cape Breton Highlanders │ |
disbanded |
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| 1940: | 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, | 1st Battalion, |
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[Canadian Active Service Force] │ |
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| 1946: | The Cape Breton Highlanders │ │ |
disbanded |
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from The Nova Scotia Highlanders │ |
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| 1954: | 2nd Battalion, | 1st Battalion, |
| The Nova Scotia Highlanders | ||
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| 1955: | 2nd Battalion, | 1st Battalion, |
| The Nova Scotia Highlanders | ||
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(North) │ |
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| 2010: | The Cape Breton Highlanders | The Nova Scotia Highlanders |
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| Overseas battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force perpetuated by The Cape Breton Highlanders |
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| 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) |
185th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) |
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