Canadian Mounted Rifles
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Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Mounted infantry
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Mounted infantry were infantry who rode horses instead of marching. Unlike cavalry, mounted infantry dismounted to fight on foot. The original dragoons were essentially mounted infantry. According to
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. Permanent Active Militia was the proper name of Canada's full-time professional land forces…
Two Australian light horsemen in 1914
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