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Marching for Arcot on that day, the future station of the 13th Light Dragoons was reached on July 19. We now arrive at a period of no less than twenty years' duration, when no call was made on the 13th to display its proved prowess in the field on active service. For it was not until March 1839 that any portion of the regiment was employed in forming a part of an Expeditionary Force. For all these long years of peace - inspections, reviews, the joining of remounts, the transfer of horses, and similar notices, are the only events which exist to be chronicled. As a catalogue, they cannot be said to be interesting, still, for the sake of accuracy and continuity, the record of them must be duly set forth here; though with the brevity which their absolute lack of interest warrants.
On July 30, 1819, the regiment was inspected at Arcot by Major General Browne - and similar inspections took place on October 13 and 14. The [[21st Light Dragoons ]] during September were presumably under orders to return to England, and from that regiment thirteen privates volunteered and joined the 13th.
During October, 389 men (including Cathy Day's ancestor, Private William KILLMAIN) volunteered from the [[22nd Light Dragoons]] and joined the 13th Light Dragoons. On October 24th eighty remount horses joined. During October and November two very large drafts of horses were made over to the regiment from the [[22nd Light Dragoons]], amounting to 415 and 120 respectively.
From the Army List we find that the [[21st Light Dragoons]] were disbanded at Chatham in May 1820, and the 22nd in July of that year, and at the same place. On February 1, 1820, the 13th marched from Arcot for [[Bangalore]], at which station it arrived on February 19. During May, on the 3rd, 6th, and 13th, the regiment was inspected by Major-General Hare. A remount of 191 horses joined the 13th from Koongul on June 15. On July 4h a review of the regiment was held at [[Bangalore]] by Major-General Sir W. G. Keir. A draft of nine men from the depot in England joined on September 27. The regiment was inspected by Major-General Sewell at [[Bangalore]] on the 28th and 31st of October, and November 1. There is no entry until May 1821, when on the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 18th, an inspection was held by Lieut.-General Bowser.
On June 14th six men joined at [[Poonamallee ]] from the depot in England. Inspections by Lieut.-General Bowser were held at [[Bangalore]] on October 24, 1821, and May 9, 1822. On July 31st seventy remount horses joined from Koongul. On September 23rd forty men joined the regiment from the depot in England. Inspections were held by Lieut.-General Bowser on October 4, 1822, and on May 15, 1823. On June 19th twenty-two men joined from England, and on August 3rd forty-six remount horses were received from Koongul. Lieut.-General Bowser inspected the regiment on December 12, 1823, and again on May 18, 1824. For the next three years there is absolutely nothing to record. Men joined the regiment at intervals and in numbers varying from two to forty. Horses were received from Koongul as remounts, and some were transferred to the [[2nd Light Cavalry]], to the "Horse Brigade," and to the [[1st Light Cavalry]]. The inspecting officers were Major-General Jewell in May 1825, Major-General Sir T. Pritzler, K.C.B., in December 1825 and in May 1826, while in December 1826, in May 1827, and again in December of that year, the inspecting officer was Major-General Sir John Doveton, K.C.B.In all, 152 men joined the regiment from England, 159 horses were received from Koongul, and 105 horses were delivered over to regiments of native cavalry. On July 15, 1826, the 13th Light Dragoons marched from [[Bangalore]] to Arcot. Between January 1828 and April 1829 the history of the regiment may be summarised as follows:- Seventy- nine men joined the regiment from England, three having died on the voyage; 258 horses were transferred to native cavalry regiments, 90 were cast and sold, and 250 joined from Koornul and Oossoor, of which 90 were young horses.
Major-General Sir John Doveton, K.C.B., inspected the regiment on May 1, 1828, and also on December 30th and 31st of that year. Owing to the cholera which prevailed in the cantonments (permanent regimental bases) at Arcot, the regiment marched out and went into camp on February 15, 1828, and proceeded on March 3rd from that encampment to cantonments at Arnee, where it arrived on the following day. Here the regiment remained for a year, when it returned to [[Bangalore]], arriving there on April 8. On May 27th the regiment was inspected at line duties by Major General Sir T. Pritzler, K.C.B., and three days later dismounted by the same officer. Between August 4, 1829, and December 31, 1830, one hundred and sixty-six men joined the regiment, all of whom came from England, except nine who volunteered from the 47th Foot. Forty-seven remount horses joined from Oossoor. On December 30, 1829, the regiment was inspected by Colonel Armstrong commanding at [[Bangalore]].
