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19th Light Dragoons

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on 24 September 1781 for service in India. There had been no European cavalry to that date in India, and successive commanders there had called upon the regular British Army to supply a cavalry unit. The regiment arrived at
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in September 1814. In the autumn of 1814, the two squadrons serving on the Niagara rejoined the other squadron. The regiment served south of Montreal until the end of the war. They were sent back to England in August 1816.
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served on campaign in New Orleans but had no horses, The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons served on the East coast of the United States.) The regiment's first three squadrons arrived at
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from 1790 to 1792. After defeating Tipu, the 19th were on garrison duty until 1799 when war broke out with Tipu again. This time, the Sultan was killed during the
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in 1812. The 19th were one of three British regular cavalry units that served in North America during the War of 1812, and the only one to serve in Canada. (The
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On 25 April 1779 warrants were issued to raise three regiments of light dragoons, the 19th, 20th and 21st, to address potential French aggression during the
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at The Halfway house (Saint Luc area as well as Fort Lennox and The Block houses along the Lacolle border) and participated in the
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The 19th Light Dragoons then spent time garrisoning various British outposts. They were stationed at Cheyloor in 1802, at
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in 1782 and became the first British cavalry regiment to serve in India. In 1786, the regiment was renumbered as the
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The regiment embarked for England on 20 October 1806, and remained in Britain until the outbreak of the
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were created and given permission to inherit the battle honours of the 19th Light Dragoons.
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in November 1814. For these actions, the regiment earned the battle honour of "Niagara".
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in September 1803. In this battle, the outnumbered British troops defeated a
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in 1804, and at Arcot again from 1805 to 1806. The regiment was summoned to
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The regiment was raised by Colonel Sir John Burgoyne (a cousin of General
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in August 1814. Another troop pursued American raiders who had struck at
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For the regiment known as 19th Light Dragoons until 1763, see
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where they were involved in the blockade and re-capture of
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British military units and formations of the War of 1812
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1821
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Index

18th Royal Hussars

United Kingdom
British Army
Cavalry
Dragoon
Regiment
Third
Fourth Anglo-Mysore Wars
Cannanore
Bangalore
Seringapatam
Pondicherry
Mallavelly
Seringapatam
Second Anglo-Maratha War
Assaye
Argaon
Vellore Mutiny
War of 1812
Fort George
Buffalo
Lundy's Lane
Fort Erie
Battle honours
Seringapatam
Assaye
Niagara
cavalry regiment
British Army

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