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  2. Canadian Militia - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units raised from local communities in Canada; as well as the regular army for the Province of Canada and post-confederated Canada, referred to as the active militias.

  3. List of oldest military units and formations in continuous ...

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    Canada: The Royal Newfoundland Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It fought in the War of 1812, World War I, World War II, and the War in Afghanistan. The regiment was founded in 1795 however it traces its origins back to 1704. [57] [58] 1795 Jat Regiment: East India Company: Company Raj India

  4. Regiment - Wikipedia

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    A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service, or specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, [1] recruited or conscripted in one geographical area, by a leader who was often also the feudal lord in capite of the soldiers.

  5. List of regiments of cavalry of the Canadian Militia (1900 ...

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    The North Saskatchewan Regiment: 25 23rd Alberta Rangers: 1906 (as The Alberta Rangers) [45] 1908 (23rd Alberta Rangers) The Alberta Mounted Rifles South Alberta Light Horse 26 24th Regiment Grey's Horse: 1908 [46] N/A 9th (Grey's) Horse N/A 27 25th Brant Dragoons: 1909 [47] [48] N/A 10th Brant Dragoons 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th ...

  6. Infantry in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    The High Medieval period also saw the expansion of mercenary forces, unbound to any medieval lord. Routiers , such as Brabançons and Aragones , were supplemented in the later Middle Ages by Swiss pikeman, the German Landsknecht , and the Italian Condottiere - to provide the three best-known examples of these bands of fighting men.

  7. Category : Military units and formations of the Middle Ages

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    Mercenary units and formations of the Middle Ages (3 C, 25 P) Military units and formations of the Hundred Years' War (8 P) Military units and formations of the medieval Islamic world (1 C, 10 P)

  8. Canadian units of the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of the Canadian militia, fencibles, and First Nations during the Battle of the Chateauguay.. When the United States and the United Kingdom went to war against each other in 1812, the major land theatres of war were Upper Canada (broadly the southern portion of the present day province of Ontario), Michigan Territory, Lower Canada (roughly the southern part of present-day Quebec) and ...

  9. Canadian-Scottish regiment - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Army maintains sixteen Canadian-Scottish infantry regiments, and one Canadian-Scottish artillery regiment. All Canadian-Scottish infantry regiments form a part of the Canadian Army Reserve. In addition to active units, there also exists one Canadian-Scottish regiment in the Canadian Army's Supplementary Order of Battle. [2] [3]