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  • The Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (VPRC), also called the African Rifles, was an all-black militia unit formed in 1860 within the British Colony of British...
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    Volunteers of Catalonia (Spanish Empire - withdrawn) Victoria Voltigeurs (disbanded) Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (aka "African Rifles") Pacific Station (Royal...
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    military unit named Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (also known as the "Victoria Rifles" and "African Rifles") in British Columbia. It was a volunteer militia...
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  • based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The regiment is located in Victoria, Nanaimo, and Courtenay, British Columbia. It is part of the 3rd Canadian...
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    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army....
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  • adventure film The Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps, all-black militia unit formed in 1860 within the British Colony of British Columbia This disambiguation...
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  • was reinforced with British units and its planning was directed by a British officer, Major Alan Brooke, serving with the Corps HQ. Berton, Pierre (1986)...
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  • December 1861 in Toronto, Ontario as The Toronto Engineers and Mechanics Rifle Corps First official designation 14 March 1862 as the 10th Battalion Volunteer...
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    Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (category Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria)
    Vancouver, British Columbia Stanley Park, Liverpool, UK Stanley Peak (Ball Range) (British Columbia) Rue Stanley, Montréal, Québec Stanley Avenue, Victoria, British...
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  • The Royal Kent Regiment (1961–1966) United Kingdom – The King's Royal Rifle Corps (1956–1966) United Kingdom – The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) (1935–1961)...
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  • Manchester Regiment (category Use British English from December 2013)
    gained through the incorporation of the 6th Royal Lancashire Militia and rifle corps units from Lancashire. By July, the regiment had the following under...
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    1st Canadian Division (category Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II)
    of Great Britain in the case of a German invasion. Soon afterwards, Major General McNaughton was promoted to command of the British VII Corps (later designated...
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    Bermuda Garrison (category Use British English from April 2015)
    components – the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps (retitled Bermuda Rifles) – continued to exist until 1965, when they...
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  • The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (French: Corps d'infanterie royal canadien) is the infantry corps of the Canadian Army and includes regular and reserve...
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    and British Columbia, as well as all units extending westwards from the city of Thunder Bay. It was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during...
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  • 1919 New Year Honours (category Use British English from March 2016)
    Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Roswell Martin, 20th (S.) Battalion3 King's Royal Rifle Corps (Pioneers) Temp Major James Godfrey Martin MC 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire...
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    Oregon Trail (category Columbia River Gorge)
    Fort Victoria was erected in 1843 and became the headquarters of operations in British Columbia, eventually growing into modern-day Victoria, the capital...
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  • Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) The South Alberta Light Horse The...
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  • 1918 Birthday Honours (category Use British English from January 2016)
    King's Royal Rifle Corps Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Douglas Young, Devonshire Regiment For services rendered with the British Forces on the...
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    Company rule in Rhodesia (category British South Africa Company)
    The British South Africa Company's administration of what became Rhodesia was chartered in 1889 by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and began with...
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