Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps
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title:
Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps
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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 Columbia, now known as British Columbia. The VPRC was formed from volunteering immigrants from California. They were one of British Columbia's first military defense units. The militia unit was dissolved in 1866 due to many black immigrants returning to the United States following the end of the American Civil War and slavery, along with incre
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Former Canadian militia unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Pioneer_Rifle_Corps
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2023-09-27T09:50:57Z
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