List of mounted regiments in the Canadian Expeditionary Force

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During the First World War, the Canadian government authorized the formation of several mounted regiments, including cavalry and mounted infantry, to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front .

Three regiments, the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona's Horse, and the Fort Garry Horse, served as throughout the war as part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, attached to British Army cavalry formations.

One regiment, the Canadian Light Horse, served as the Canadian Corps cavalry regiment.

Six regiments of mounted rifles served initially at the front as mounted infantry before being converted to infantry battalions. The remaining mounted rifle regiments were raised in Canada but broken up in England to provide reinforcements for other cavalry, mounted infantry and infantry units.

The regiments in bold type served in the field.

Cavalry and mounted rifle units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment Authorized Disbanded Perpetuation
The Royal Canadian Dragoons 21 December 1883 Extant
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) 1 July 1901 Extant
The Fort Garry Horse 15 April 1912 Extant
Canadian Light Horse 19 May 1916 6 November 1920 South Alberta Light Horse, 1st Hussars, and The North Saskatchewan Regiment
1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 15 November 1920 The North Saskatchewan Regiment and 118th Medium Battery, RCA
2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 6 November 1920 The British Columbia Dragoons
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 12 August 1917 The South Alberta Light Horse
4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 6 November 1920 The Governor General's Horse Guards
5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 30 August 1920 The Sherbrooke Hussars
6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 18 February 1918 87th Field Battery, RCA, 88th Field Battery, RCA, and 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 11 April 1918 The Governor General's Horse Guards
8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 15 March 1915 8 December 1917 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 15 November 1920 The North Saskatchewan Regiment
10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 17 July 1917 The North Saskatchewan Regiment
11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 7 November 1914 27 July 1918 The British Columbia Dragoons
12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 15 March 1915 5 April 1918 The South Alberta Light Horse
13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 15 March 1915 15 September 1917 The South Alberta Light Horse
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