The Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1746 and disbanded in 1749.

It was raised by the Duke of Cumberland in 1746, drawing most of its men from the recently disbanded Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse

Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse

The Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1745 at his own expense, in imitation of hussars in foreign service, and disbanded in 1746....

, and was ranked as the 15th Light Dragoons - the first regiment of the British Army to be classed as light dragoons.

It served in the Netherlands during the War of the Austrian Succession

War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Austrian Succession  – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...

, and distinguished itself at the Battle of Lauffeld

Battle of Lauffeld

The Battle of Lauffeld, also known as the Battle of Lafelt or Battle of Maastricht, also Battle of Val, took place on 2 July 1747, during the French invasion of the Netherlands. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession...

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Following the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748 ended the War of the Austrian Succession following a congress assembled at the Imperial Free City of Aachen—Aix-la-Chapelle in French—in the west of the Holy Roman Empire, on 24 April 1748...

 the regiment was withdrawn to the United Kingdom; in September 1748 Lord Robert Manners

Lord Robert Manners (general)

General Lord Robert Manners was an English soldier and nobleman. He was a son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and his second wife, Lucy Sherard....

succeeded the Duke as colonel, and the regiment was disbanded in 1749.