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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.
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 Riding of Yorkshire.
Background. 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 ...
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 ...
11th Light Dragoons: Lieutenant-Colonel James Wallace Sleigh: 28 officers, 419 men 1 officer, 11 men 5 officers, 24 men 0 officers, 25 men 12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons: Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby: 26 officers, 373 men 2 officers, 45 men 3 officers, 61 men 0 officers, 0 men 16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons
Dragoon. Mounted Russian dragoon armed with an infantry long gun, c. 1710. Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from ...
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British light cavalry against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, resulting in many casualties to the cavalry. On 25 October 1854, the Light Brigade, led by Lord Cardigan, mounted a frontal assault against a Russian artillery battery which was well ...
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.