Lieutenant Colonel Lord William Bentinck was appointed to command the regiment, reporting at Blandford by 28 December 1794.

After Humbert was defeated in early September, the regiment was brought back north to relieve the defences at Belturbet, Cavan and Enniskillen in expectation of a larger imminent invasion force.

[14] Loftus had hatched the concept of raising a regiment of cavalry in Ireland as early as 1783,[15] but he lacked the experience, funding and support to carry it through.

Ten years later, he succeeded in raising both funds and support, as concerns were increasing about the French Revolutionary Wars.

[citation needed] In the following year, the 27th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons was renamed the 24th, serving in India, where they were exposed to an adventurous period of service under the command of Lord Lake, gaining the right to wear an elephant badge with the honor "HINDOSTAN".