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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.
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.
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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.
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Emmerich's Chasseurs (chasseurs / light cavalry) (1777–1779) Fenwick's Dragoons (South Carolina Dragoons) (1781) Forshner's Independent Company (1780–1781) Georgia Light Dragoons (there was also, a Local Volunteer Corps unit, of the same name) (1779–1781) Georgia Loyalists (1779–1782) Governor Wentworth's Volunteers (1777–1781)
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