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Raised by Colonel John Hale of the 47th Foot in Hertfordshire on November 7th 1759 as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, the regiment was also known as Hale's Light Horse. It served in Germany in 1761, was renumbered as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons and garrisoned in Cork, Ireland in 1763, where it remained until 1775. On March 14th 1775, the regiment came under orders to ship to America with the 49th Regiment of Foot and was raised to war establishment.