_“State of the numbers of Non Commissioned Officers and Privates the amount of whose Offreckonings, from 25th April 1779 to 5th July following, as also from 6th July 1779 to 5th July 1781 are to be paid over from the three new Regiments of Light Dragoons.”_
From Major General Russell Manners’ 19th Regiment of Light Dragoons as follows Viz:
Serjts. Corpls. Ptes. To the 1st Regt: of Dragoon Guards Assignees of late Gen. John Mostyn 6 6 78 2nd Dragoon Guards Lord Viscount Townshend’s 6 6 84 4th Dragoons Lieut: Gen: Carpenter’s 6 6 84 10th Dragoons Assignees of late Sir John Mordaunt 6 6 60 ------------------- Total to be paid out of Major Gen: Manners’ Offreckonings 24 24 306 ===================
From Salisbury the 19th Light Dragoons were moved to Shropshire, and were quartered at Ludlow and Bridgenorth during the summer of 1780, with three troops at each place. The declaration of war by Holland, in January 1781, caused their transfer to Norwich, and, during the summer of that year, they were distributed between Saxmundham, Bungay, Beccles, Yarmouth, Halesworth, and Woodbridge, with a troop at each place. In October, the Regiment was inspected at Yarmouth by Major-General Tryon, who reported “This Regiment is a good corps, and fitt for any Service.” Each Dragoon was armed with a sword, a pair of pistols, carbine and bayonet.
In the following spring, the Regiment was at Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury, three troops at each place. Soon afterwards they were moved to the neighbourhood of London, for employment on revenue duties, and, in August, we find the Head quarters of the Regiment with three Troops at Epsom; the other three troops being quartered at Croydon, Mitcham, and Horsham. Soon afterwards, a Troop was sent to Bromley, and another to Ewell, one Troop being withdrawn from Epsom.
But the Regiment was not destined to see active service. In November 1782, the preliminary articles of peace had been signed, by which England recognised the independence of the United States, and the usual reduction of military establishments took place. In June 1783, the Regiment was disbanded under the following order--
_Orders and Instructions for Disbanding the 19th Regiment of Light Dragoons._