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The Vickers Light Dragon was a fully-tracked British field artillery tractor made by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd from 1929 to 1935. Designed to tow small-calibre field guns, it complemented Vickers' Medium Dragon tractor, which pulled medium to heavy artillery. There were three main versions, Light Dragon Marks I-III.
From 13th/18th Royal Hussars. Abbreviation. LD. The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, South Yorkshire and the East ...
In 1756, Horse Guards ordered that a troop of light horse be attached to each cavalry regiment. 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 ...
range. 130 mi (210 km) Maximum speed. 32.5 mph (52.3 km/h) The Light Tank Mark I to Mark V were a series of related designs of light tank produced by Vickers for the British Army during the interwar period. Between the First and Second World Wars, the British produced a series of similar light tanks. They saw use in training, and in limited ...
The 19th Light Dragoons were re-equipped as lancers in September 1816 and renamed the 19th Lancers. [2] The regiment remained in Britain until it was disbanded on 10 September 1821 due to reductions in size of the British Army. [13] In 1862, the 19th Hussars were created and given permission to inherit the battle honours of the 19th Light ...
Design. The Danae s were based on the design of the preceding C class series, but were lengthened by 20 feet (6 m) to allow a sixth 6-inch (152 mm) gun to be worked in between the bridge and the forefunnel. This gave an 'A', 'B', 'P', 'Q', 'X', 'Y' arrangement. Additionally, the twin torpedo tubes in the C class were replaced by triples, giving ...
13th Hussars. The 13th Hussars (previously the 13th Light Dragoons) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War but then amalgamated with the 18th Royal Hussars, to form the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in 1922.
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons. Two cavalry regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons: Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Light Dragoons, raised in 1746 and disbanded in 1749. 15th The King's Hussars, raised in 1759, redesignated a Hussar regiment in 1807.