The 19th Hussars produced two field marshals - Sir John French, who was commander in chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) which sailed for France in 1914, and Sir Philip Chetwode, who became commander in chief India. It fought in the Battle of Preston that ended the revolt in England and while many of these formations were disbanded in 1718, Honeywood's remained in being. Home; About; About. Or perhaps we should say reformed, since the new name harked back to the original light dragoons. The “United States Regiment of Dragoons” was organized by Act of Congress approved March 2, 1833, becoming the “First Regiment of Dragoons” when the Second Dragoons were raised in 1836. They had swum for over two miles from their landing craft by means of special flotation equipment. The regiment was formed in 1992 at Haig Barracks in Hohne from the amalgamation of two regiments, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) and the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. British; 10th Light Dragoons, Officer, c.1805 by CCP Lawson, based on a Denis Dighton original 16th Queen's Regiment of Light Dragoons "95th Rifles - Le Haye Sainte, 1815." 2006. [8], The Newcastle Discovery Museum includes the regimental museum of the Light Dragoons and the Northumberland Hussars. From 1816 more Light Dragoon regiments were reclassified as lancers or hussars, a tendency that continued throughout the 19th century. Regimental Service: Major in 11th Light Dragoons 14 December 1809 (vice Sleigh); brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 4 June 1814; to half-pay of 60th Foot 24 June 1819; Colonel of 2nd Dragoons 24 May 1852 Service 1793-1815: Served in Flanders 1794-1795; served at helder 1799; commanded 11th Light Dragoons detachment in Egypt 1801; served in Peninsula June 1811 to June 1813; served at Waterloo In 1817, there was a serious uprising of the Mahrattha and Pindari forces in the interior of the Sub-Continent. The Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, based in Derby, is dedicated to the history and legacy of the British Army regiment the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and its antecedent regiments: the 9th Dragoons, the 9th Light Dragoons, the 9th Lancers, the 12th Dragoons, the 12th Light Dragoons and the 12th Lancers, from 1715 to the present day. Light Dragoons: The Making of a Regiment By Allan Mallinson . [3] The Light Dragoons also sent units to Iraq on Operation Telic 2 in July 2003 and Operation Telic 6 in May 2005. Both regiments subsequently fought all the way through France, Belgium and Germany until the final Nazi surrender in May 1945. Along with other NATO allies, BAOR's role was to deter Soviet aggression during what became known as the Cold War. was induced to carry the plan to a still greater extent, and to augment the Light Dragoon establishment with five … All of the antecedent regiments had been regiments of "light dragoons" during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Napoleonic Wars. The Light Dragoons Regimental Association As with the Regiment, The Light Dragoons Regimental Association was born from the amalgamation of two thriving Regimental Associations, 13/18H and 15/19H in December 1992. The regiments adopted the title hussars at this time, and the uniform became very stylish, aping the hussars of the Austro-Hungarian army. All British light cavalry regiments (numbered 7th and upwards) were titled Light Dragoons until 1806-1807, when four were re-classified as 'Hussars'. The 1st Regiment of Light Dragoons were originally the Virginia Light Horse and were raised by the state of Virginia in 1776. 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