Regimental Titles
1759 – 1763. The 20th Inniskilling Light Dragoons: (disbanded).
1779 – 1783. The 20th Light Dragoons: (disbanded).
1791 – 1802. The 20th Jamaica Light Dragoons: (renamed).
1802 – 1818. The 20th Light Dragoons: (disbanded).
1858 – 1860. The 2nd Bengal European Light Cavalry.
1860. The 20th Hussars.
Principal Campaigns, Battles Honours on the Colours.
1795 – 1796. Maroon War
1806. Cape of Good Hope
1806. Maida
1806. Buenos Ayres
1807. Monte Video
1807. Egypt
1808. Peninsula *
1808. Vimiera *
1808 – 1812. Sicily
1812 – 1813. Spain
1814. Genoa
1884 – 1885. Nile
1885. Suakim *
Uniform – Scarlet and Yellow (afterwards Black) facings (1759 – 1763); Scarlet and Yellow facings (1779 – 1783); Blue and Yellow (afterwards Orange) facings (1791 – 1814); Blue and Blue facings (from 1858). Plume, Yellow.
Regimental Badge – None recognised in Regulations: on appointments “The Royal Cypher and Crown with XHX“
Nicknames – Nobodies Own
Bibliography – Colburn’s United Service Magazine. 1876.
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