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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19th Light Dragoons canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Frontier
militaryUnitType light dragoons ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
notableTheatre Deccan campaigns in India ⓘ
Niagara frontier in War of 1812 ⓘ
raisedForConflict 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 ⓘ
West Indies ⓘ
linked to: British West Indies
uniformFeature blue light dragoon jacket ⓘ
light cavalry helmet ⓘ

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Light Dragoons → predecessor → 19th Light Dragoons ⓘ