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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.
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.
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. [1]
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 23rd Light Dragoons (later the 19th Light Dragoons) served in India until 1806; the 73rd (renumbered 71st in 1786) later became part of the Highland Light Infantry while the 78th (renumbered 72nd in 1786) became part of the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) in 1881.
He was the commander of the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, the only British cavalry regiment in America. [1] [2] He participated in most of the significant engagements in the north. He is known for leading the failed attempt to kidnap George Washington. [3] [4] [5]
White was commissioned into the 17th Light Dragoons on 15 October 1847, [1] and was promoted to lieutenant the following year. Promoted to captain in 1852, [2] he fought and was severely wounded at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 during the Crimean War. [3]
In 1816 three more regiments changed their title to "Lancers", and in 1818 two more dragoon regiments became light dragoons. By 1861, the last light dragoons retitled as hussars, leaving three regiments of dragoons and seven of dragoon guards in the heavy cavalry, with nine regiments of hussars and five of lancers in the light cavalry.