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	The Light Dragoons History
		The 15th Light Dragoons were the first ever (1759), and others quickly followed including the Eighteenth and Nineteenth.
		The Thirteenth, raised as heavy dragoons (mounted infantrymen) as early as 1715, were also converted to the light role.
		In the Crimean War (1854-56), the 13th Light Dragoons were in the forefront of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, immortalized by Tennyson's poem of that name ("Into the valley of death rode the six hundred").
	www.army.mod.uk /ld/regimental_history/index.htm (756 words)

	13th Light Dragoons at AllExperts
		The 13th Light Dragoons (later renamed The 13th Hussars) were a cavalry regiment of the British Army whose battle honours include Waterloo and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
		The 13th Light Dragoons, along with the 3rd Dragoon Guards and the 4th Dragoons, formed the Brigade of Brigadier George Grey (part of The Division of Brigadier General Sir William Lumley).
		On the 28th August the entire Light Brigade (consisting of the 4th Light Dragoons and 13th Light Dragoons, 17th Lancers, the 8th Hussars and 11th Hussars, under the command of Major General the Earl of Cardigan) were inspected by Lord Lucan; five men of the 13th had already succumbed to cholera.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/13th_light_dragoons.htm (2155 words)

	13th Light Dragoons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 13th Light Dragoons (later renamed The 13th Hussars) were a cavalry regiment of the British Army whose battle honours include Waterloo and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
		The 13th Light Dragoons, along with the 3rd Dragoon Guards and the 4th Dragoons, formed the Brigade of Brigadier George Grey (part of The Division of Brigadier General Sir William Lumley).
		On the 28th August the entire Light Brigade (consisting of the 4th Light Dragoons and 13th Light Dragoons, 17th Lancers, the 8th Hussars and 11th Hussars, under the command of Major General the Earl of Cardigan) were inspected by Lord Lucan; five men of the 13th had already succumbed to cholera.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/13th_Light_Dragoons (2094 words)

	Dragoons
		Cornet in the dragoons was the equivalent of ensign in the infantry.
		The dragoons and riflemen also resisted the changes in their distinctive uniform trim; now all were expected to wear the yellow trimmings of the cavalry.
		In the British Empire the Light Dragoons were light cavalry raised primarily for the purpose of scouting and raiding.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/dragoon.htm (2909 words)

	Charge of the Light Brigade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Charge of the Light Brigade was an ill-advised cavalry charge, led by Lord Cardigan, which occurred during the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 during the Crimean War.
		The charge was made by the Light Brigade of the British cavalry, consisting of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 17th Lancers, and the 8th and 11th Hussars, under the command of Major General the Earl of Cardigan.
		Together with the Heavy Brigade comprising the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons and the Scots Greys, commanded by Major General J Yorke-Scarlett, himself a past Commanding Officer of the 5th Dragoon Guards, these units were the main British cavalry force at the battle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade (1707 words)

	The Continental Army had four regiments of cavalry, formally designated as "light dragoons
		The 4th Continental Light Dragoon regiment was authorized by Congress on January 1, 1777and on January 5, Stephen Moylan was appointed its colonel.
		Appointed a captain in the 4th Continental Light Dragoons on January 10, 1777, he was taken prisoner on October 20 of that year (location and circumstances unknown, although possibly in conjunction with the defense of Fort Mercer, near Red Bank, New Jersey), and resigned from the army on March 13, 1779.
		As the dragoon fell, his pistol dropped out of his hand and fired when it hit the ground, with the result that a militiamen standing nearby was wounded in the thigh.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~smorrison/dragoons.html (3691 words)

	Wordwizard Clubhouse - dragoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Dragoons were organized not in squadrons but in companies, and their officers and noncommissioned officers bore infantry titles.
		The light cavalry of the British army in the 18th and early 19th centuries was for the most part called light dragoon.
		The Light Dragoons are a Formation Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment with a history in the reconnaissance role which dates back to the early 18th Century.
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	The Light Dragoons - Regimental History
		The 15th Light Dragoons were the first ever (1759), and others quickly followed including the Eighteenth and Nineteenth.
		The Thirteenth, raised as heavy dragoons (mounted infantrymen) as early as 1715, were also converted to the light role.
		In the Crimean War (1854-56), the 13th Light Dragoons were in the forefront of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, immortalized by Tennyson's poem of that name ("Into the valley of death rode the six hundred").
	www.lightdragoons.org.uk /regimental_history/index.php (698 words)

	The Light Dragoons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Light Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the British Army.
		It was formed in 1992 from the amalgamation of two regiments, becoming the first dragoon regiment in the British Army for over twenty years:
		The regiment currently serves in the formation reconnaissance role, equipped primarily with the Scimitar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Light_Dragoons (109 words)

	DRAGOON - LoveToKnow Article on DRAGOON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Dragoons were organized not in squadrons but in companies, like the foot, and their officers and non-commissioned officers bore infantry titles.
		The invariable tendency of the old-fashioned dragoon, who was always at a disadvantage when engaged against true cavalry, was to improve his horsemanship and armament to the cavalry standard.
		The light cavalry of the British army in the 18th and early I9th century was for the most part called light dragoons.
	www.1911ency.org /D/DR/DRAGOON.htm (196 words)

	Light Dragoons
		Dragoons were originally formed to fulfil the reconnaisance and skirmishing role.
		When it was found that they could no longer perform these functions effectively, the formation of light dragoon troops attached to the heavy cavalry regiments were authorised in the mid-18th century.
		However, by the time of the Napoleonic wars, it was found that the light dragoons had forgotten their original function and had become enamoured with the charge - ie the function of the heavy cavalry.
	napnuts.tripod.com /napwars/frameltdragoon.htm (417 words)

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		The first light dragoon regiment was formed at the start of the Seven Years War in 1756 in response to the threat posed by the French cavalry.
		With the success of this light division, Colonel Elliott was authorised in 1759 to raise a regular regiment of light dragoons - the 15th - and during that year four other regiments were raised - the 16th to 19th.
		The coat and short waistcoat were the same as those of dragoons except that light dragoons were distinguished by having lapels and two epaulettes and the officer’s sash was worn round the waist instead of over the right shoulder.
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	The Light Dragoons: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Light Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the British Army British Army quick summary:
		A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but transport himself on horseback....
		Fv107 scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the british army....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_light_dragoons.htm (151 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Light Dragoons formed on 1 December 1992 as an amalgamation of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO) and 15th/19th King's Hussars.
		As the name suggests, light dragoons were light cavalry who were capable of dispositions, cutting enemy lines of communication and harassing the enemy in the pursuit.
		The ending of the Cold War and the collapse of the Warsaw Pact meant a further draw-down in the size of the army and so the Light Dragoons were formed.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Flats/6804/21.html (285 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: The Light Dragoons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The 19th Light Dragoons gained much of their fame in India, where they were given the ASSAYE badge, which had the likeness of an elephant upon it.
		Made up of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 17th Lancers, and the 8th and 11th Hussars, it was commanded by Major General the Earl of Cardigan.
		Yesterday, regiments of the 13th Light Dragoons and 17th Lancers, who were in the front line of the original charge, re-enacted the battle at the original site, now part of Ukraine.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Light-Dragoons (537 words)

	British Light Dragoons
		The British army had 14 regiments of dragoons, and an additional nine regiments of Light Dragoons, numbered 15th to 23rd, of which only the 16th (Queen's) and 17th Light Dragoons fought the Rebellion in the American Colonies.
		Light Dragoons preferred fl horses, or very dark brown ones, if the former were not available.
		The regiment was disbanded in Nova Scotia in 1783.
	www.miniatures.de /html/esp/britLtDr.html (800 words)

	The 20th Hussars - Home Page
		The 20th Light Dragoons were raised in 1756, sometimes known as The Iniskilling Light Dragoons due to a belief that they were possibly formed from elements of the Light Troop of the 6th Iniskilling Dragoons.
		The 20th Light Dragoons were raised again,in 1779 in Bury St Edmunds, from the Light Troops of the 3rd Dragoon guards, The 1st Dragoons and The 11th dragoons by Major General Philipson.
		The fourth and last iteration of the 20th Dragoons were raised from the 2nd European Light Horse of the Bengal Presidency which became the 20th Light Dragoons in 1861.
	website.lineone.net /~royal.hussar/20hhomepage.htm (340 words)

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		A light dragoon horfe is of the nag or hunting kind, and from 14 hands three inches to 15 hands one inch high.
		The fignals for difmounted light dragoons ought to be the fame as with the infantry, viz.
		The officers of light troops ought to have a general knowledge of geography, and a very particular one of the scene of action which will be found of the utmost consequence to promote their own, and defeat the fchemes of an enemy.
	www.replications.com /17LD/17hinde.htm (3830 words)

	H.M.22nd Light Dragoons - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Four regiments of Light Dragoons have in succession borne the identification number of 22.
		The second regiment was raised in 1779 for home service by the Earl of Sheffield under the title of the York Light Dragoons.
		The fourth regiment was raised in 1794 as the original 25th Light Dragoons, or Gwyn's Hussars, after its commanding officer, Colonel Francis Gwyn.
	www.ozemail.com.au /~clday/22hist.htm (305 words)

	14th Kings Regiment of Light Dragoons
		Dragoons (later known as the 14th Kings Hussars) in London, England.
		The "Light Dragoons" is a Cavalry Regiment...lightly armed and fast moving...................
		Light Dragoons wore the new Albert second pattern shako with a horse-hair plume, and five
	www.flare.net /users/rsharman/14thregimentlightdragoons.htm (690 words)

	War from the Saddle: Diary of Lieutenant Lang, 19th Light Dragoons by Adam Lynde
		Light Dragoons was thus familiar with service distant from Britain when ordered overseas as part of a general reinforcement of the Canadian command in early 1813.
		Light Dragoons from Montreal to Kingston was nonetheless a reminder that much in human affairs is conducted beneath the vast indifference of heaven.
		Light Dragoons was to brood soon after war’s end, the role of cavalry in Canada was limited to raiding enemy outposts, acting "as letter carriers," and, as the Lang diary suggests, endless marches back and forth between the upper and lower provinces.
	www.warof1812.ca /lang.htm (7781 words)

	The Light Dragoons - ARRSEpedia
		The 15th Light Dragoons were the first ever (1759), and others quickly followed including the Eighteenth and Nineteenth.
		The Thirteenth, raised as heavy dragoons (mounted infantrymen) as early as 1715, were also converted to the light role.
		In the Crimean War (1854-56), the 13th Light Dragoons were in the forefront of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, immortalized by Tennyson's poem of that name ("Into the valley of death rode the six hundred").
	www.arrse.co.uk /wiki/The_Light_Dragoons (1290 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: British Cavalry: 1759 - 1821: 17th Light Dragoons
		The Light Dragoons main distinction from their heavier cousins was in the type of horse employed.
		Originally, the Light Dragoons were not equipped with swords of any sort rather their main armament was a carbine that could have a bayonet fitted, pistols and an axe.
		The force was to continue its light dragoon tactics with the pursual of General Sumter after his defeat by Cornwallis.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/17thltdragoons1759.htm (2591 words)

	British Brigade, Emmerich's "Partisan In War"
		Such light troops ought properly to be composed of select chasseurs with rifles, light infantry with bayonets, and light dragoons or hussars; though sometimes, and particularly by the English, the light infantry of different regiments, are formed into battalions, and supported by grenadiers.
		When the army retreats, the corps of light troops must form the rear guard, in order to cover its retreat; and when it halts, the partisan must keep his station behind, detach his picket guards, centinels and patrols, and carefully prevent desertion to the enemy, which is often attempted in the retreat of an army.
		Every light dragoon should constantly be provided with two spare horse-shoes, fitted to his horse's feet, and eighteen nails; the shoes to be fastened to the holsters, that whenever a shoe is lost, another may be immediately fitted on.
	www.britishbrigade.org /library/emm1.html (2937 words)

	British Light Dragoons
		The British army had 14 regiments of dragoons, and an additional nine regiments of Light Dragoons, numbered 15th to 23rd, of which only the 16th (Queen's) and 17th Light Dragoons fought the Rebellion in the American Colonies.
		Light Dragoons preferred fl horses, or very dark brown ones, if the former were not available.
		The regiment was disbanded in Nova Scotia in 1783.
	miniatures.de /html/esp/britLtDr.html (818 words)

	The 16th Queen's Light Dragoons(HISTORY PAGE)
		Thus on the 4th of August 1759 Colonel Burgoyne was appointed commanding officer of the 16th Light Dragoons, a regiment to be raised in Northampton.
		The 16th Light Dragoons were one of the regiments sent to reinforce the American Garrison.
		The 16th were granted the title of The Queen's Light Dragoons and the 17th assumed their distinctive death's head motto, in memory of General Wolfe, who had been killed at Quebec in 1759.
	www.lobsterback.org /redcoathistory.html (1296 words)

	Officers of the Second Continental Light Dragoons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		He was Major commandant of the 5th Connecticut Light Horse and served as Washington's eyes during the retreat across New Jersey.
		He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel upon the completion of the initial enlistments of men for the 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons.
		He was promoted and transferred to the 2nd Light Dragoons in August of 1779 following the opening left by Blagden's resignation.
	www.dragoons.info /2LDOur%20Officers.htm (395 words)

	Articles - South Alberta Light Horse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The South Alberta Light Horse, or SALH, is an armoured unit of the Canadian Forces Army Reserve based at Armouries in Medicine Hat, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta.
		The South Alberta Light Horse traces its earliest beginnings to the period of the Riel Rebellion of 1885.
		The 15th Alberta Light Horse had recruited for the 31st Alberta Reconnaissance Battalion for active duty and was later incorporated into the unit in 1942 and remained in the Calgary area until 1945.
	www.1-ace.com /articles/South_Alberta_Light_Horse (1126 words)

	rediff.com: The Dragoons in India!
		The Light Dragoons, a regiment of the British Army, was formed in the 18th century and has been part of several famous military campaigns including the Napoleonic wars and the Battle of Waterloo.
		Twenty cricketers from the Light Dragoons, led by Major Seb Pollington, the deputy commanding officer, played matches in Delhi and Mumbai.
		The Light Dragoons also visited their sister regiment, the Indian 1st Horse -- the Skinner's Horse regiment -- at Hissar, Haryana.
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