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The CLH was formed as the Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment in May 1916, by the amalgamation of three divisional cavalry squadrons: the
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On October 10, 1918, at 2:15 pm, A and C Squadrons charged the enemy with 280 horses at
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After amalgamation, the each squadron of the regiment continued to wear the
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Lieutenant-Colonel C.T. Van Straubenzee (26 June 1916 - 13 March 1917)
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Lieutenant-Colonel E.I. Leonard (13 March 1917 - 14 February 1919)
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List of mounted regiments in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
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Military units and formations disestablished in the 1910s
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1st Divisional Cavalry Squadron (19th Alberta Dragoons)
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Mounted Regiments of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
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