"British Cavalry Brigade commanders." Topic

Assuming there was any such thing; even if it was just whomever in charge of separate squadrons.

Was there a special uniform for British cavalry generals? Or was it just a standard general's uniform in charge of some cavalry?

The British had only 2 cavalry regiments in America during the AWI. The 16th and 17th Light Dragoons. Very early, the 16th went home, leaving only the 17th.
As it was, the 17th usually operated in detachments.
There were thus no cavalry brigades, and certainly no British cavalry brigadier generals.

When the British needed more cavalry, they used Loyalists like the British Legion.

Officers in charge would wear the uniform of their regiment.

No cavalry!? I feel like I need an oxygen tank on this forum.

Must…get…to…Napoleonic…forum

American horses were pulling wagons, like every other self respecting horse.

But there was enough light cavalry on both sides to have some respectible cavalry skirmish or small scale actions.

Some would be in "No Man's Land" between the American forces in eastern Pennsylvania/western Jersey and the British/loyalists in eastern Jersey/New York City and in the south such as at Cowpens. Just nothing like the mass use of cavalry in the SYW, French Revolution, or Napoleonic periods.

Jim