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[Infanteer]

Mounted Police................ mounted on what? Horses?

Yes, on horses, well originally. The MP is short for RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) who originally were formed in the mid 1800's as a mounted paramilitary police force who patrolled the "wild west" of the early Canadian frontier. Today the RCMP still exist as a federal police agency. At least that's the short version.

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[Brian Dick]

My Uncle in Ontario has a better name for them but we won't go there!!