20th Light Dragoons
Active	1792–1818
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Line Cavalry
Size	One Regiment

The20th Regiment of Light Dragoons was acavalry regiment of theBritish Army.

The regiment was raised as the20th (Jamaica) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1792;^[1] it was deployed toJamaica in 1795 during theSecond Maroon War.^[2] The regiment saw action at theBattle of Blaauwberg in January 1806 during the second invasion of theCape Colony,^[3] and later at theBattle of Montevideo in February 1807 during theBritish invasions of the River Plate.^[4] The 3rd Squadron was the sole cavalry detachment present in theAlexandria expedition later that year.^[5] It also fought at the Battle of Rolica and at theBattle of Vimeiro in August 1808 during thePeninsular War.^[1] In 1805 its title was simplified again to the 20th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons; it was disbanded in 1818.^[1]

• Marley, David (1998).Wars of the Americas: A chronology of armed conflict in the New World 1492 to 1997. ABC-CLIO.ISBN 978-0874368376.

• Light dragoon regiments of the British Army
• Military units and formations established in 1792
• Military units and formations disestablished in 1818
• 1792 establishments in Great Britain
• Cavalry regiments of the British Army

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