Category: 21st Light Dragoons
The 21st Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised on 5 April 1760, as the 21st Light Dragoons (Royal Forresters) by John, Marquis of Granby, and Lord Robert Sutton. It was also sometimes known as the Royal Windsor Forresters. This first regiment was however disbanded on 3 March 1763.
It was raised again in 1779 by Major-General Douglas and disbanded in 1783.
Wikipedia: 21st Light Dragoons
Person Profiles (7)
Thomas Beaumont
abt 1758 - 1829
John Floyd
22 Feb 1748 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - 10 Jan 1818
John Manners
02 Jan 1721 Leicestershire, England - 18 Oct 1770
Robert (Manners) Manners-Sutton
21 Feb 1722 - 19 Nov 1762
Walter Newton
27 Aug 1788 Staffordshire, England - 31 Jul 1869
John Perceval
23 Jan 1738 England - 25 Feb 1822
John Walton
abt 1796 England - 01 Feb 1853
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