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Irish Cavalrymen, 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1759 and notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
Two state regiments of light dragoons served with the Southern Army: Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons (Three troops, July 31, 1776 to January 1, 1779, when disbanded). Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers (Captured in the Siege of Charleston, May 12, 1780. Disbanded 1781).
Birch leading the 17th Dragoons in the Old South Meeting House, Boston [6]. Birch initially served in the 11th Dragoons during the Seven Years' War. [7] Under the command of John Hale, Birch served as Captain in the newly formed 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1759.
Smith, Derek, Civil War Savannah. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, ISBN 0-913720-93-3 Duncan, Alexander McC, Roll of officers and members of the Georgia Hussars and of the cavalry companies, of which the Hussars are a continuation : with historical sketch relating facts showing the origin and necessity of rangers or mounted men in the colony of ...
The 1st Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Bland's Horse, was a mounted regiment of the Continental Army organized between 13 June and 10 September 1776 in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was made up of men from eastern and northern Virginia for service with the Continental Army .
William Washington (February 28, 1752 – March 6, 1810) was a cavalry officer of the Virginia militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, who also served on General George Washington's staff during the naval war with France in 1798 and held a final rank of brigadier general.
These new units proved so useful in the Seven Years' War, that in 1763 the 15th Dragoons were converted into 'light dragoons', as were the 17th–20th. By 1798 this arm had increased to some 23 regiments: the 7th–14th Dragoons had been converted, and 15 new regiments had been raised and retained in service.
Two cavalry regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons: 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (1759), (1759-1763) 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (17th Lancers), raised as 18th Dragoons in 1759 and redesignated as a lancer regiment in 1861.