17th Regiment of Light Dragoons

17th Regiment of Light Dragoons

Two cavalry regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons:

*17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, raised in 1759 and disbanded in 1763
*17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, redesignated as a lancer regiment in 1861

ee also

* 17th Regiment disambiguation page


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