# 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.
| Regiment | Formed | Successor Unit |
| The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps | 1885 | The Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles | 1901 | Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) |

## Units formed for the Second Boer War

| Regiment | Perpetuation |
| 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Renamed as The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Special Service Force) in August 1900 and referred to as the Second Canadian Contingent |
| 2nd (1st) Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Sailed as part of the Second Canadian Contingent, landing in South Africa in February 1900. Renamed as the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1900. Recruited by the North-West Mounted Police and now perpetuated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Fought with the RCD at the Battle of Leliefontein in 1900. |
| 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in November 1901 and landed in South Africa in January 1902. Fought at the Battle of Hart's River in 1902. |
| 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in late 1901. Went to South Africa in May/June 1902, but never saw action Billy Eagle served in the 5th CMR. |
| 4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in late 1901. Went to South Africa in May/June 1902, but never saw action Billy Eagle served in the 5th CMR. |
| 5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in late 1901. Went to South Africa in May/June 1902, but never saw action Billy Eagle served in the 5th CMR. |
| 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | Raised in late 1901. Went to South Africa in May/June 1902, but never saw action Billy Eagle served in the 5th CMR. |

## Independent squadrons of the Non-Permanent Active Militia

| Squadron | Successor Unit |
| B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 12th Manitoba Dragoons |
| C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 12th Manitoba Dragoons |
| D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 12th Manitoba Dragoons |
| E Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 12th Manitoba Dragoons |
| F Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 12th Manitoba Dragoons |
| J Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Mississauga Horse |
| K Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Mississauga Horse |
| L Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Prince Edward Island Light Horse |
| A Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 19th Alberta Dragoons |
| B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 19th Alberta Dragoons |
| C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 19th Alberta Dragoons |
| E Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 19th Alberta Dragoons |
| D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 21st Alberta Hussars |
| G Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles |
| F Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles |
| B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The British Columbia Horse (later reorganized into The British Columbia Dragoons and the British Columbia Hussars) |
| C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The British Columbia Horse (later reorganized into The British Columbia Dragoons and the British Columbia Hussars) |

## Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the First World War

| Regiment | Perpetuation |
| 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles) | The Manitoba Mounted Rifles (now part of the 118th Medium Battery, RCA - currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle) and The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles (now part of The North Saskatchewan Regiment) |
| 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles) | The British Columbia Dragoons |
| 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 19th Alberta Dragoons |
| 4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles) | The Governor General's Horse Guards |
| 5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles) | The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles and the 7th/11th Hussars (now part of the Sherbrooke Hussars) |
| 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The King's Canadian Hussars and the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) |
| 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Governor General's Horse Guards |
| 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (now part of the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards) |
| 9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles (now part of The North Saskatchewan Regiment) |
| 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles (now part of The North Saskatchewan Regiment) |
| 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | The British Columbia Dragoons |
| 12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 15th Canadian Light Horse (now part of the South Alberta Light Horse) |
| 13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles | South Alberta Light Horse |