Canadian Light Horse
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The Canadian Light Horse was a First World War cavalry regiment of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that served as the divisional cavalry for Canadian Corps on the Western Front.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Expeditionary Force unit
ⓘ
First World War military unit ⓘ cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Canadian Cavalry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | cavalry ⓘ |
| campaign | Canadian operations in France and Flanders ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateDisbanded | 1919 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1914 ⓘ |
| duty |
corps-level reconnaissance
ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ message carrying ⓘ traffic control ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Amiens (1918)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vimy Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
horses
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machine guns ⓘ rifles ⓘ sabres ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
12th Manitoba Dragoons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Dragoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | linked to Canadian armoured and cavalry traditions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | composite regiment ⓘ |
| nickName | C.L.H. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
liaison and traffic control on the Western Front
ⓘ
mounted and dismounted operations in support of infantry ⓘ reconnaissance duties for Canadian Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | divisional cavalry ⓘ |
| service | Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Canadian Army (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordination | Canadian Corps Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | mounted troops ⓘ |
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