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Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date | Remarks |
| South African War | South Africa 1900-1901 |
"A" Squadron, The Canadian Mounted Rifles organized 1 Jul 1901 for service in South Africa. (The regiment was renamed The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1903 and Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) in 1909) South African War battle honour authorized for Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) by G.O. 230 of 1912.
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| First World War | |||
| Summer Operations, 1915. (Mar-Oct) | Festubert, 1915 | 15-25 May 1915 |
The regiment mobilized for the First World War as infantry (1st Canadian Division) in 1915 and subsequently as cavalry in the Canadian Cavalry Brigade for the remainder of the war. Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) - "Festubert, 1915, Somme, 1916, '18, Bezantin, Pozieres, Flers-Courcelette, Cambrai, 1917, '18, st Quentin, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
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| Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916) | Somme, 1916 | 1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916 | |
Bezantin Ridge | 14-17 Jul 1916 | ||
Pozieres Ridge | 23 Jul – 3 Sep 1916 | ||
Flers-Courcelette | 15-22 Sep 1916 | ||
| The Cambrai Operations (20 Nov – 7 Dec, 1917) | Cambrai, 1917 | 20 Nov – 3 Dec 1917 | |
| The Offensive in Picardy (21 Mar – 5 Apr, 1918) | St Quentin | 21-23 Mar 1918 | |
Somme, 1918 | 21 Mar – 5 Apr 1918 | ||
| The Advance in Picardy (8 Aug – 3 Sep, 1918) | Amiens | 8-11 Aug 1918 | |
| The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 Aug – 12 Oct, 1918) | Hindenburg Line, | 12 Sep – 9 Oct 1918 | |
St Quentin Canal | 29 Sep – 2 Oct 1918 | ||
Cambrai, 1918 | 8-9 Oct 1918 | ||
Beaurevoir | 3-5 Oct | ||
| Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov).—Concluded. | Pursuit to Mons | 11 Nov 1918 | |
| FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 | FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 | ||
| Second World War | |||
| LIRI VALLEY | LIRI VALLEY | 18-30 May 44 |
2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)) Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) - "LIRI VALLEY, Melfa Crossing, Torrice Crossroads, GOTHIC LINE, Pozzo Alto Ridge, CORIANO, LAMONE CROSSING, Misano Ridge, Casale, Naviglio Canal, Fosso Munio, Italy 1944-45, Ijsselmeer, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945" |
Melfa Crossing | 24-25 May 44 | ||
Torrice Crossroads | 30 May 44 | ||
| GOTHIC LINE | GOTHIC LINE | 25 Aug - 22 Sep 44 | |
Pozzo Alto Ridge | 31 Aug 44 | ||
| CORIANO | CORIANO | 3-15 Sep 44 | |
Misano Ridge | 3-5 Sep 44 | ||
Casale | 23-25 Sep 44 | ||
| LAMONE CROSSING | LAMONE CROSSING | 2-13 Dec 44 | |
Naviglio Canal | 12-15 Dec 44 | ||
Fosso Munio | 19-21 Dec 44 | ||
| ITALY 1944-45 | Italy 1944-45 | ||
Ijsselmeer | 15-18 Apr 45 | ||
| NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945 | NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945 | ||
| Korean War | |||
| United Nations Operations - Korea, 1950-1953 |
Korea, 1951-53 |
Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, Issue No. 589, 31 Mar 1958 and Issue No. 634, 9 Feb 59 | |
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Regimental Histories:
- Canadians in khaki: South Africa, 1899-1900: nominal rolls of the officers, non-commissioned officers & men of the Canadian contingents and Strathcona's Horse, with casualties to date: and also R.M.C. graduates with the army in South Africa, Montreal: Herald, 1980 (c1900)
- Strathcona's Horse: South Africa 1900-1901. Calgary: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Society, 2000. 143 p. (Strathcona historical series; v.5)
- The Story of a regiment: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadian) / by Richard Cunniffe. Calgary: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Society, c1995. 192 p
- Always a Strathcona / by William B. Fraser. [Calgary] Comprint, 1976. 252 p
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians): a record of achievement / by James Malcolm McAvity; in collaboration with officers and men of the Regiment. Toronto: Brigdens, 1947. 280 p.
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians): regimental introduction briefing / by W. Van der Schee. Calgary: Sarcee Barracks, C.F.B., 1973.
- "Stand to your horses": through the First World War, 1914-1918 with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) size="3">/ by Samuel H. Williams. Winnipeg: S.H. Williams, 1961. 308 p.