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 |
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| Total to be paid out of Major Gen: Manners’ Offreckonings | 24 | 24 | 306 |
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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 Soon afterwards, a Troop was sent to Bromley, and another to Ewell, one Troop being withdrawn from Epsom.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.
1783.
Whereas We have thought fit to Order that Our 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, under your Command be forthwith disbanded, Our Will and Pleasure is, that you, or such person or persons as you shall appoint for this Service, do immediately repair to the respective Quarters of the Troops of Our Said Regiment, and disband them accordingly and that in the disbanding of them the following Rules be observed—
1st.
Before such disbanding You are to cause an exact Muster to be taken of the several Troops of the said Regiment, which You may draw together at some convenient place and You are to transmit to Our Secretary at War, for Our Information, an Account of their Condition and Numbers at the time of Disbanding, together with an exact List of the Names and Rank of the Officers, specifying also if any of them holds their Commissions to which Pay is annexed.