19th Light Dragoons

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The 19th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment that served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notably in campaigns in India and North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
cavalry regiment
activePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
branch British Army
conflict Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Second Anglo-Maratha War
War of 1812
convertedTo hussar regiment (on re-raising as 19th Hussars)
country United Kingdom
dateDisbanded 1821
dateFormed 1781
disbandmentReason post-Napoleonic reductions in British Army cavalry
engagementType pursuit operations
raiding
reconnaissance
screening
equipment carbines
pistols
sabres
garrisonOrHeadquarters England
honour Assaye
India
Niagara Frontier
surface form: Niagara
militaryUnitType Light Dragoons
surface form: light dragoons
notableBattle Battle of Argaum
Battle of Assaye
Battle of Crysler’s Farm
Battle of Gawilghur
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: Arthur Wellesley
notableTheatre Deccan campaigns in India
Niagara frontier in War of 1812
raisedForConflict American Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence
role light cavalry
servedUnder Arthur Wellesley in India
stationedIn Bengal Presidency
Canada
Madras Presidency
Nova Scotia
successorUnit 19th (Princess of Wales’s Own) Hussars
theatreOfOperations India
North America
British West Indies
surface form: West Indies
uniformFeature blue light dragoon jacket
light cavalry helmet

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Light Dragoons predecessor 19th Light Dragoons