19th Light Dragoons
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For the regiment known as 19th Light Dragoons until 1763, see 18th Royal Hussars.
The 19th Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army created in 1781 for service in British India. The regiment served in India until 1806, and in North America during the War of 1812, and was disbanded in Britain in 1821.
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19th Light Dragoons | |
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Active | 1781–1821 |
Disbanded | 1821 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Role | Dragoon |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | Third and Fourth Anglo-Mysore Wars (1790–1792 & 1798–1799) including: Cannanore; Bangalore; Seringapatam (1792); Pondicherry; Mallavelly; Seringapatam (1799) Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) including: Assaye; Argaon Vellore Mutiny (1806) War of 1812 (1812–1815) including: Fort George; Buffalo; Lundy's Lane; Fort Erie |
Battle honours | Seringapatam Assaye Niagara |
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