The 4th Mounted Rifles were a
light cavalry
Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and body armor, armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored. The purpose of light cavalry was p ...
regiment of the
Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed 1 October 1906 in
Graudenz.
See also
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List of Imperial German cavalry regiments
Cavalry regiments of Germany,
Regiments of the German Army in World War I,
Lists of military units and formations of World War I, German
Lists of military units and formations of Germany, Imperial German cavalry regiments ...
References
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Mounted Rifles of the Prussian Army
Military units and formations established in 1906
1906 establishments in Germany
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