Canadian Mounted Rifles

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The Canadian Mounted Rifles were mounted infantry units of the Canadian Army that served with distinction in the First World War, particularly on the Western Front.

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Label Occurrences
Canadian Mounted Rifles canonical 2
Canadian mounted troops 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
mounted infantry
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
Canadian Corps NERFINISHED
branch Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country Canada
engagement offensive operations in France and Flanders
trench warfare on the Western Front
equipmentType horses
rifles
era 20th century
formedFrom Canadian militia units
historicalPeriod World War I NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand English
militaryFunction front-line combat
reconnaissance
militaryTradition cavalry
mounted infantry doctrine
notableCharacteristic adaptation to trench warfare conditions
transition from mounted to dismounted infantry role
notableFor distinguished combat record in the First World War
service on the Western Front in the First World War
operatedUnderCommandOf British high command NERFINISHED
Canadian Corps headquarters NERFINISHED
partOf Canadian Army NERFINISHED
recruitedFrom Canadian militia cavalry units
Canadian volunteers
role infantry
mounted infantry
service overseas service in Europe
serviceBranch Land forces
status disbanded
tactics fought as infantry after dismounting
used mobility of horses for rapid movement
theatre Western Front NERFINISHED
typeOfUnit battalion
regiment

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Battle of Mount Sorrel hasParticipant Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battle of Bergendal hasParticipant Canadian Mounted Rifles
this entity surface form: Canadian mounted troops
Battle of Paardeberg hasParticipant Canadian Mounted Rifles