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Recruiting poster for Sussex Light Dragoons, 1779 (c)

John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, raised the 22nd Regiment of Light Dragoons (also known as the Sussex Light Dragoons) on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-1783). It was disbanded in June 1783 following the end of that conflict.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1990-12-63--1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1990-12-63--1