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Military unit
converted some dragoon regiments into light cavalry, these regiments being officially designated 'Light Dragoons'. All British light cavalry regiments
Light_Dragoons
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
the regiment lost the title of Leveson's Dragoons and reverted to its previous title of The Queen's Dragoons. In the spring of 1694, the regiment was
3rd_The_King's_Own_Hussars
Type of mounted soldiers
regiments designated as dragoons: 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Dragoon Guards, and the Light Dragoons. These perform a
Dragoon
British Army formation (1803–1816)
Regiment of Dragoons (1804–1812, red jacket) changed into: 1st Regiment of Light Dragoons (1812–1816, blue jacket) 2nd Regiment of Dragoons (1805–1812
King's_German_Legion
(King's Own) Dragoons 5th (Royal Irish) Dragoons 4th (Queen's Own) Dragoons 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 7th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons 8th (The King's
List of British Army Regiments (1800)
List_of_British_Army_Regiments_(1800)
British Army cavalry regiment, 1685–1958
Dragoons in 1685, as part of the response to the Monmouth Rebellion by the regimenting of various independent troops, and ranked as the 4th Dragoons.
4th_Queen's_Own_Hussars
were converted into 'light dragoons', as were the 17th–20th. By 1798 this arm had increased to some 23 regiments: the 7th–14th Dragoons had been converted
British light cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars
British_light_cavalry_during_the_Napoleonic_Wars
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
as Elliots Light Horse as the first of the new regiments of light dragoons in 1759. It was renamed the 15th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1760. The
15th_The_King's_Hussars
Cavalry regiment in the British Army
of Dragoons and numbered for the first time as the 8th Dragoons. In 1775 they received their first title, "The 8th King's Royal Irish Light Dragoons".
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars
1854 charge of the Crimean War
Brigade was made up of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons and the Scots Greys. The two brigades were
Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade
Cavalry regiment in the British Army
was classed as 'light dragoons,' light cavalry used for reconnaissance and retitled the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons. During the French
7th_Queen's_Own_Hussars
Military unit
The 1st Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Bland's Horse, was a mounted regiment of the Continental Army organized between 13 June and 10 September
1st Continental Light Dragoons
1st_Continental_Light_Dragoons
Cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1715 to 1969
from the 11th helping form the 19th Light Dragoons, which in 1862 became the 19th Royal Hussars. While dragoons had previously been mounted infantry, as
11th_Hussars
Military unit
Under the designation Regiment of Light Dragoons existed two different units of the U.S. Army in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, respectively
Regiment of Light Dragoons (United States)
Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons_(United_States)
British Army cavalry regiment
The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, the number being an attempt to create a new numbering system for the light dragoon regiments. However, the old
16th_The_Queen's_Lancers
British Army officer
forces, Nolan transferred to the British Army as a cornet in the 15th Light Dragoons. Deployed in India, Nolan was eventually made the regimental riding
Louis_Nolan
British Army cavalry regiment
as the 14th Regiment of Dragoons in 1751. It became a light dragoon regiment in 1776, as the 14th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, and two troops were detached
14th_King's_Hussars
Military unit
serve in Canada. (The 14th Light Dragoons served on campaign in New Orleans but had no horses, The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons served on the East coast of
19th_Light_Dragoons
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
The 31st Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in 1794, by Colonel William St Leger and disbanded on 26 February 1796
31st_Light_Dragoons
British Army cavalry regiment
Regiment of Dragoons 1715 Brig-Gen. Richard Munden — Munden's Regiment of Dragoons 1722 F.M. Sir Robert Rich — Rich's Regiment of Dragoons 1725 Maj-Gen
13th_Hussars
British Army cavalry regiment
the light troop was detached to form the 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons; in 1783, it became the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
10th_Royal_Hussars
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
The 30th Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in October 1794 by Sir John Craven Carden. It was disbanded a short time
30th_Light_Dragoons
Topics referred to by the same term
Regiment of Light Dragoons: 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (1759), (1759-1763) 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (17th Lancers), raised as 18th Dragoons in 1759
17th Regiment of Light Dragoons
17th_Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons
Military unit
Continental Light Dragoons. Retrieved 12 April 2025. http://www.dragoons.info/ - official website of the Second Continental Light Dragoons http://www.2dragoon
2nd Continental Light Dragoons
2nd_Continental_Light_Dragoons
British Army cavalry regiment
Wales's) in 1960. A dragoon regiment was raised in Reading by Brigadier-General Phineas Bowles as Phineas Bowles's Regiment of Dragoons in July 1715 during
12th_Royal_Lancers
British Army cavalry regiment
Dragoons in 1719, re-titled as the 9th Regiment of Dragoons in 1751 and converted into Light Dragoons, becoming the 9th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in
9th_Queen's_Royal_Lancers
Formerly the cavalry branch of the U.S. Army (1775–1950)
these had passed. In 1833, Congress created the 1st U.S. Dragoons, followed by the 2nd U.S. Dragoons and the U.S. Mounted Riflemen 1836 and 1846 respectively
United_States_Cavalry
British Army cavalry regiment
Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1759; it was also known as Drogheda's Light Horse. It was renumbered the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1763, and
18th_Royal_Hussars
Military unit
The 3rd Continental Light Dragoons (CLD), also known as Baylor's Horse or Lady Washington's Horse, was a mounted regiment of the Continental Army raised
3rd Continental Light Dragoons
3rd_Continental_Light_Dragoons
was formed in 1810 as 1st York Light Dragoons (also referred to as Troop of Markham Dragoons or Captain Button's Dragoons). A troop of 50 men provided their
Canadian units of the War of 1812
Canadian_units_of_the_War_of_1812
Military unit
The 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons was a unit of the U.S. Army in the early nineteenth century. It was first activated in 1812. The regiment was consolidated
2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons (United States)
2nd_Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons_(United_States)
two more dragoon regiments became light dragoons. By 1861, the last light dragoons retitled as hussars, leaving three regiments of dragoons and seven
Cavalry regiments of the British Army
Cavalry_regiments_of_the_British_Army
British cavalry sabre
Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre is a sword that was used primarily by British light dragoons and hussars, and King's German Legion light cavalry during
Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre
Pattern_1796_light_cavalry_sabre
American military officer
routed the Continentals, including the 3rd Light Dragoons, which lost 15 dead, 17 wounded, and 100 dragoons captured, along with 83 horses. Washington
William_Washington
Non-army military forces of the British Empire
Carolina Dragoons) (1781) King's American Dragoons North Carolina Independent Dragoons Starkloff's Dragoons (South Carolina Dragoons) (1781) Georgia Light Dragoons
British Colonial Auxiliary Forces
British_Colonial_Auxiliary_Forces
Troops in April 1781 Maham's Light Dragoons became the 3rd Regiment of State Dragoons in October 1781. Hammond's Light Dragoons Regiment became part of the
List of South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution
List_of_South_Carolina_militia_units_in_the_American_Revolution
Irish-American leader during the American Revolutionary War
Washington, 2nd Quartermaster General, Commander of the Fourth Continental Light Dragoons, and Commander of the Cavalry of the Continental Army. In January 1776
Stephen_Moylan
British Army cavalry regiment
23rd Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army which existed several times. It was created in 1781 as the 23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
23rd_Regiment_of_(Light)_Dragoons
British regiment from 1799 to 1802
The 28th Light Dragoons or the 28th (Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in March
28th_Light_Dragoons
Index of articles associated with the same name
Light Dragoons (1779), raised in 1779 from the light troops of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, 1st Dragoons and 11th Dragoons, and disbanded in 1783 20th Light Dragoons
20th Regiment of Light Dragoons
20th_Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons
British Army cavalry regiment
troops were regimented to form The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons, numbered the 4th Dragoons in 1694. They were already mounted on grey horses by this
Royal_Scots_Greys
British cavalry regiment (1794-1796)
The 32nd Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in October 1794, by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Joseph Blake. It was disbanded
32nd_Light_Dragoons
Military unit
The 24th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons was a regiment in the British Army which existed between 1794 and 1819. The regiment was raised by Colonel William
24th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
24th_Regiment_of_(Light)_Dragoons
Military unit
The 20th Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was raised as the 20th (Jamaica) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1792;
20th_Light_Dragoons
British Army officer (1721–1811)
Dragoons during the Seven Years' War. Under the command of John Hale, Birch served as Captain in the newly formed 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in
Samuel Birch (British Army officer)
Samuel_Birch_(British_Army_officer)
British soldier
1831. Hughes became a shoemaker until he joined the 13th Light Dragoons, part of the Light Brigade, at Liverpool on 1 November 1852. He joined his regiment
Edwin_Hughes_(soldier)
Armour arm of the British Army
Light Dragoons Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster - Royal Dragoon Guards Swanton Morley - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Leuchars - Royal Scots Dragoon
Royal_Armoured_Corps
Military unit
The 4th Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Moylan's Horse, was raised on January 5, 1777, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for service with the Continental
4th Continental Light Dragoons
4th_Continental_Light_Dragoons
1854 battle of the Crimean War
Greys, the 6th Dragoons, 4th Dragoon Guards, and the 5th Dragoon Guards; the brigade's remaining two squadrons from the 1st Royal Dragoons were left in
Battle_of_Balaclava
American colonial regiment
regiment of Light Dragoons, which was subordinated to the Mecklenburg County Regiment. On April 1, 1781, this regiment of light dragoons was placed under
Mecklenburg_County_Regiment
King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851
drill and tactics under Captain Karl von Linsingen of the 9th (Queen's) Light Dragoons and proved to be an excellent horseman, as well as a good shot. After
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
Ernest_Augustus,_King_of_Hanover
American politician (1756–1818)
Lee became a captain in a dragoon detachment in the Colony of Virginia, which was attached to the 1st Continental Light Dragoons. In 1778, Lee was promoted
Henry_Lee_III
Military unit
The 33rd Light Dragoons also known as the Ulster Regiment of Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in 1794, by Lieutenant-Colonel
33rd_Light_Dragoons
Yeomanry regiment of the British Army (1794–1956)
Dragoons, pp. 4–15. Barlow & Smith, Yorkshire Dragoons, pp. 15–7. Barlow & Smith, Yorkshire Dragoons, pp. 17–23. Barlow & Smith, Yorkshire Dragoons,
Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
Queen's_Own_Yorkshire_Dragoons
The 21st Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised on 5 April 1760, as the 21st Light Dragoons (Royal Foresters) by John
21st Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
21st_Regiment_of_(Light)_Dragoons
Topics referred to by the same term
Army have been numbered the 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons: Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Light Dragoons, raised in 1746 and disbanded in 1749 15th
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons
15th_Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons
British unit of the American War of Independence
organized as infantry and cavalry, plus a detachment from the 16th Light Dragoons. The unit was commonly known as Tarleton's Legion, after the British
British Legion (American Revolutionary War)
British_Legion_(American_Revolutionary_War)
American Revolutionary War veteran
of the American Revolutionary War. He served in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons during the war and later lived in Clarendon, New York, where he died
Lemuel_Cook
(1777–1779) Fenwick's Dragoons (South Carolina Dragoons) (1781) Forshner's Independent Company (1780–1781) Georgia Light Dragoons (there was also, a Local
List of British units in the American Revolutionary War
List_of_British_units_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
Military unit
Scots Guards (Until 1936) The 13th Scottish Light Dragoons wore a blue cap with a diced border, a scarlet dragoon tunic with yellow facings, and blue pantaloons
13th_Scottish_Light_Dragoons
Song written in 1889 by Percy French
(also known as "Slattery's Mounted Fut", "Slattery's Light Dragoons", and "O'Slattery's Light Dragoons") were written in 1889 by the 19th century Irish musician
Slattery's_Mounted_Foot
Armoured regiment of the British Army
by the regiment. During the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813, the 14th Light Dragoons captured from a French baggage train, a silver chamber pot belonging
King's_Royal_Hussars
British Army cavalry regiment
regiment were: 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, or Hale's Light Horse 1763–1770: Gen. John Hale 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (1769) 1770–1782: Lt-Gen.
17th_Lancers
Military unit
title 22nd (Light) Dragoons; this regiment lasted slightly longer, being disbanded in 1802 with the onset of peace. However, the 25th Dragoons (raised for
22nd_Dragoons
Type of light cavalry originating in Central Europe
with the Dragoon and Lancer regiments in the order of precedence, all of which are below the Dragoon Guards. A Dragoon regiment, the Light Dragoons, was formed
Hussar
Military unit
Regiment of Dragoons. To this day, the unit's special designation is "First Regiment of Dragoons". While they were the First Regiment of Dragoons, another
1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)
1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)
British Army officer (1774–1861)
Cavalry, also known as the Staff Dragoons or the Corps of Gendarmerie. This formation, of four troops equipped as light dragoons (though in red uniforms[further
George_Scovell
1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War
figures can be summarized as follows: 82 Continental light dragoons, 55 state dragoons, 45 militia dragoons, 300 Continental infantry, about 150 state infantry
Battle_of_Cowpens
British peer, Lord lieutenant and politician
command of the 16th Light Dragoons on 15 June 1795. Promoted to colonel on 3 May 1796, he was given command of the 7th Light Dragoons on 6 April 1797. He
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Henry_Paget,_1st_Marquess_of_Anglesey
British Army officer and colonial administrator (1718/19–1787)
command of the 17th Light Dragoons. He was promoted to full general on 20 November 1782, and later transferred to command the 11th Dragoons. As the war machinery
Thomas_Gage
Barracks in Norfolk, England, UK
replaced by the Light Dragoons in August 2000. The Light Dragoons left the barracks on 6 June 2015 and were replaced by the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards who
Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley
Robertson_Barracks,_Swanton_Morley
Warwickshire Regiment of Fencible Light Dragoons (Langford 1868, p. 179) June 2, 1794.—Warwickshire Regiment of Fencible Light Dragoons, commanded by the Earl of
List of British fencible regiments
List_of_British_fencible_regiments
English man of fashion (1778–1840)
after only a year at age 16. In June 1794, Brummell joined the 10th Light Dragoons, later the Tenth Royal Hussars as a cornet, the lowest rank of commissioned
Beau_Brummell
American colonel
628. "Our Past: 2nd Continental Light Dragoons". 2nd Continental Light Dragoons. Second Continental Light Dragoons Official Website. Retrieved 8 December
Elisha_Sheldon
1814 battle of the War of 1812
British light infantry and militia under Major General Riall advanced to Lundy's Lane 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Chippawa to allow light troops to
Battle_of_Lundy's_Lane
Inactive Italian Army cavalry unit
September 1764, the Dragoons of Sardinia were reduced to two companies. In 1776, the Dragoons of Sardinia were renamed Corps of Light Dragoons of Sardinia (Italian:
Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Sardegna"
Regiment_"Cavalleggeri_di_Sardegna"
British Army officer (1743–1830)
Regiment of Foot Guards on 10 August 1759. He became a captain in the 16th Light Dragoons, a regiment which had been raised at his father's expense and was known
William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
William_Harcourt,_3rd_Earl_Harcourt
1777 battle of the American Revolution
forces during the Revolutionary War, executed by the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons (Sheldon's Horse) under Captain Jean‑Louis de Vernejoux on August 13
Battle_of_the_Flockey
American-Canadian soldier (1772–1861)
officer and founder of the 1st York Light Dragoons (also as Troop of Markham Dragoons or Captain Button's Dragoons). Button was born in New London, Connecticut
John_Button_(soldier)
British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator
Regiment of Foot on 28 April 1794 and commanding officer of the 25th Light Dragoons (subsequently 22nd) with the rank of lieutenant colonel on 27 September
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Stapleton_Cotton,_1st_Viscount_Combermere
British Army officer and motor enthusiast
transferred to the 23rd Light Dragoons. He was subsequently wounded at the Battle of Waterloo, whilst serving as a Captain in the Light Dragoons. In a letter to
Charles_Webb_Dance
Military unit
Bouchetiere's Regiment of Dragoons was re-formed in 1716 as the 25th Dragoons and disbanded in 1718. 25th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons was raised for service
25th_Dragoons
King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830
Hubert 1782: Colonel, British Army 1796–1820: Colonel of the 10th Light Dragoons Coats of arms of George IV George's coat of arms as the Prince of Wales
George_IV
Armoured fighting vehicles
which have been the Household Cavalry, 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, 9th/12th Royal Lancers, Light Dragoons, Queen's Royal Lancers, the Royal Yeomanry and the
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Combat_Vehicle_Reconnaissance_(Tracked)
(formerly 1st and 3d Light Dragoons): Virginia; 2d Legionary Corps (2nd Light Dragoons): Connecticut; and 4th Legionary Corps (4th Light Dragoons): Pennsylvania
List of Continental Army units (1777–1784)
List_of_Continental_Army_units_(1777–1784)
1797 violence in Haddingtonshire, Scotland
of the small town into the countryside, pursued by the Cinque Port Light Dragoons, who are reported to have cut down people indiscriminately, caring little
Massacre_of_Tranent
Military unit
amalgamated with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars to form the Light Dragoons in 1992. The regiment was created, as part of the reduction in cavalry
13th/18th_Royal_Hussars
Formal ball in Brussels on 15 June 1815
Colonel Cumming, 18th Light Dragoons Colonel Robert Dick, 42nd Foot (wounded) Colonel Fremantle, ADC Colonel William Fuller, 1st Dragoon Guards (killed at
Duchess_of_Richmond's_ball
1778 engagement of the American Revolutionary War
occupied by 116 men of the 3rd Light Dragoons. (This unit of Virginia cavalry is variously referred to as "Lady Washington's Dragoons" and "Mrs. Washington’s
Baylor_Massacre
1813 battle of the War of 1812
their encampment, who replied with a volley. Half a dozen Canadian Militia dragoons bolted back to the main British force, calling that the Americans were
Battle_of_Crysler's_Farm
English author and retired British Army officer
of Matthew Hervey, an officer serving in the (fictional) British 6th Light Dragoons from the late Napoleonic Wars through subsequent colonial conflicts
Allan_Mallinson
18th-century American military officer (1754–1835)
School from 1773 to 1776. Tallmadge was a major in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons and was initially commissioned on June 20, 1776. He was given the position
Benjamin_Tallmadge
Schneider 2012a, but NHAE staff 2010 numbers this the 4th (Dutch) Light Dragoon Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grolmann, Karl Wilhelm Georg von" . Encyclopædia
Waterloo campaign order of battle
Waterloo_campaign_order_of_battle
British general during the American War of Independence (1754–1833)
14 June 2006. Lot 1 was the colour of the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons (Sheldon's Dragoons), captured by the British Legion at Pound Ridge on 2 July
Banastre_Tarleton
1803 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
cavalry from the 19th Light Dragoons and two battalions of Scottish infantry from the 74th and 78th Regiment of Foot. Irregular light cavalry were also provided
Battle_of_Assaye
Swedish Army regiment (1770-1928)
(cuirassiers and dragoons) and light cavalry (hussars and lancers). In Sweden only one dragoon unit remained after the Carolean era - the Bohuslän Dragoons. Not until
Life_Guards_of_Horse
Historical division of the UK army
regiments of Dragoon Guards, plus six of Dragoons and fourteen of Light Dragoons. During the 19th and early 20th centuries the seven regiments of Dragoon Guards
Dragoon_Guards
From 1776 to present day
used by the 1st and 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons in the regular army as well as militia units like the Light Dragoons, 5th Cavalry District, Baltimore
List of headgear of the United States Army
List_of_headgear_of_the_United_States_Army
British Army officer (1748–1818)
May 1772 into the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons and Major of the 21st Light Dragoons on 5 May 1779. On 24 September 1779 he was commissioned
Sir_John_Floyd,_1st_Baronet
1760 battle during the Seven Years' War
British 15th Light Dragoons who suffered heavily with 125 of the 186 Allied casualties. Lieutenant Colonel William Erskine of the 15th Dragoons presented
Battle_of_Emsdorf
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