Infantry School Corps

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The Infantry School Corps was the original designation of what became The Royal Canadian Regiment, one of Canada’s oldest and most distinguished regular infantry regiments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Army unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Infantry School Corps of the Permanent Active Militia ⓘ
associatedWith Canadian Militia reforms of the 1880s ⓘ
authorizedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
Parliament of Canada ⓘ
branch Permanent Active Militia of Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dateFormed 1883 ⓘ
formedFrom Canadian Militia ⓘ
linked to: Canadian militia
garrison Fredericton, New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Fredericton

Saint-Jean, Quebec ⓘ
Toronto, Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Toronto

Winnipeg, Manitoba ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest regular infantry units in Canada ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
militaryBranch Canadian Army ⓘ
notableFor being the original designation of The Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ
notableSuccessor The Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ
originalDesignationOf The Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ
partOf Permanent Force of Canada ⓘ
predecessorOf The Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ
purpose provide permanent infantry force for Canada ⓘ
train militia infantry units ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
service Canadian domestic defence ⓘ
militia training ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
successor The Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ
type regular infantry ⓘ

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Royal Canadian Regiment → originalName → Infantry School Corps ⓘ
The RCR → foundedAs → Infantry School Corps ⓘ
Infantry School Corps → alsoKnownAs → Infantry School Corps of the Permanent Active Militia ⓘ
linked to: Infantry School Corps