Lord Strathcona's Horse is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Army.
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10 Facts About Strathcona's Horse
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Lord Strathcona's Horse operates with 40 Leopard 2's and 12 Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicles.
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Strathcona's Horse was authorized on 1 February 1900 and embarked for Africa on 17 March 1900.
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Strathcona's Horse contributed several tank squadrons as well as reconnaissance personnel to the various Canadian task forces that served in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014.
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The name "Strathcona's Horse" was revived in 1909 when the Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles was renamed "Strathcona's Horse ".
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On 16 February 1916, the Strathcona's Horse were reconstituted as a mounted force and, as an Imperial Service Regiment, served in the Canadian Cavalry Brigade attached to the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, which in November 1916 became the 5th Cavalry Division of the British 4th Army.
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Strathcona's Horse remarked to a Strathcona's officer that he had always thought the proper abbreviation of "Lord" was "Ld".
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Since September 2006, various squadrons of Lord Strathcona's Horse have served continuously in Afghanistan, forming the basis of every tank squadron to serve as part of Task Force Kandahar.
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In 2000, to commemorate the centenary of its original foundation, a mounted detachment of eighteen members from Lord Strathcona's Horse was invited to London, where, in ceremonial full-dress, they mounted the Queen's Life Guard at the Horse Guards on seven days between 8 and 23 September.
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Lord Strathcona's Horse is one of the few non-Canadian-Scottish regiments to maintain a pipe band.
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