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Active:1781 - 1821                                       Branch: British Army  
Type: Cavalry                                            Role: Light Dragoon 
War of 1812-1815
Fort George, Buffalo, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie
 
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The History of the XIX Light Dragoons Regiment

The 19th Light Dragoons were raised by Colonel Sir John Burgoyne (a cousin of General John Burgoyne) as the 23rd Regiment of Light Dragoons 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 Fort St. George, Madras in 1782 and became the first British cavalry regiment to serve in India.
In 1786, the regiment was renumbered as the 19th Light Dragoons

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