20th Light Dragoons

20th Light Dragoons
Active 1792–1818
Country  United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Type Cavalry
Role Line Cavalry
Size One Regiment

The 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

History

The regiment was raised as the 20th (Jamaica) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1792;[1] it was deployed to Jamaica in 1795 during the Second Maroon War.[2] The regiment saw action at the Battle of Montevideo in February 1807 during the British invasions of the River Plate.[3] The 3rd Squadron was the sole cavalry detachment present in the Alexandria expedition later that year.[4] It also fought at the Battle of Vimeiro in August 1808 during the Peninsular War.[1] In 1805 its title was simplified again to the 20th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons; it was disbanded in 1818.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "20th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "The United Service Magazine". H. Hurst. 1846. p. 489. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Marley, p.370
  4. ↑ "The United Service Magazine". Henry Colburn. 1837. p. 183. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

Sources

  • Marley, David (1998). Wars of the Americas: A chronology of armed conflict in the New World 1492 to 1997. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0874368376.
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