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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.
The regiment saw service in Germany in 1761 [5] and was renumbered the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in April 1763 [3] In 1764 the regiment went to Ireland. [6] In May 1766 it was renumbered again, this time as the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons. [3] It regained the 17th numeral in 1769 as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons. [3]
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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The 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1759 and disbanded in 1763. It was raised in Scotland by Captain Lord Aberdour in 1759, for service in the Seven Years' War , and disbanded following the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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