16th Queen's Regiment of Light Dragoons, Waterloo 1815 Shed Captain Alexander Kennedy Clark

Captain Alexander Kennedy Clark

The French had captured the fortress city from the Spanish in January 1811

At Vittoria during an assault upon the bridge his company was twice repulsed

Hope of a resurrection still lingers

16th Queen's Regiment of Light Dragoons, Waterloo 1815 Shed Captain Alexander Kennedy ClarkThe regiment was raised as the second of the new regiments of light dragoons in 1759, also known as Burgoyne's Light Horse. In 1766 they were renamed after Queen Charlotte as the 2nd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, the number being an attempt to create a new numbering system for the light dragoon regiments. However, the old system was quickly re established, with the regiment returning as the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1769. At