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20th Light Dragoons

FieldValue
unit_name20th Light Dragoons
dates1792–1818
countryUnited Kingdom
branch[[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg23px]] British Army
typeCavalry
roleLine Cavalry
sizeOne Regiment

The 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

History

The regiment was raised as the 20th (Jamaica) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1792; it was deployed to Jamaica in 1795 during the Second Maroon War. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Blaauwberg in January 1806 during the second invasion of the Cape Colony, and later at the Battle of Montevideo in February 1807 during the British invasions of the River Plate. The 3rd Squadron was the sole cavalry detachment present in the Alexandria expedition later that year. It also fought at the Battle of Rolica and at the Battle of Vimeiro in August 1808 during the Peninsular War. In 1805 its title was simplified again to the 20th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons; it was disbanded in 1818.

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References

  1. "20th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons". Regiments.org.
  2. (1846). "The United Service Magazine". H. Hurst.
  3. "South African Military History Society - Journal - Artillery Buildings in Algoa Bay".
  4. Marley, p.370
  5. (1837). "The United Service Magazine". Henry Colburn.
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