▁Drag o ons ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁and ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁caval ry ▁regiment ▁for ▁duty ▁in ▁India ▁called ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Light ▁Drag o ons , ▁and ▁ ▁later ▁renamed ▁ ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Light ▁Drag o ons . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁Colonel ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁command ▁all ▁caval ry ▁and ▁military ▁units ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁India ▁by ▁Lord ▁Corn wall is ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Third ▁Ang lo - M ys ore ▁War ▁( 1 7 9 0 – 1 7 9 2 ), ▁he ▁led ▁caval ry ▁forces ▁against ▁T ip u ▁Sultan , ▁including ▁a ▁notable ▁defeat ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁lost ▁ 3 0 0 ▁horses ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Bang al ore . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁ ▁Major - General ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁and ▁appointed ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Light ▁Drag o ons ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁Lieutenant - General . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁as ▁colon el ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Light ▁Drag o ons ▁on ▁