In addition to the regular foot soldiers and militia employed, the 13th, 14th, 17th, 18th and 20th Light Dragoons and the York Hussars, as we have seen, took part in the struggle, and =Horse-guards= in St. James’s probably owes its name to their having been quartered there. Of the Dragoons, the 20th (or Jamaica) were raised in the West Indies. On the whole about 1520 chosen European troops, aided by twice that number of colonial militia, were opposed to less than three hundred undisciplined Maroons, who were, however, physically brave men, and fighting under conditions very favourable to themselves and most unfavourable to their adversaries. They had a system of horn-signals so perfect that there was a distinct call by which every individual man could be hailed. The cost of the war was about £350,000 sterling. In addition £49,400 was voted to defray the expatriation expenses. Under date December 22, 1795, General Walpole wrote to Lord Balcarres as follows: I have the honour to enclose to your Lordship the proposals of the Maroons to which I have acceded. The whole detachment behaved to their credit. I must not omit to mention to your Lordship, that to the impression made in the action by the undaunted bravery of the 17th Dragoons who were more particularly engaged on the 15th, we owe the submission of the rebels: The Maroons speak of them with astonishment. Mr. Werge was particularly signalized with the advance guard; and the sergeant-major of that regiment is strongly recommended, for his spirit and activity, by the commanding officer Mr. Edwards, who is every way deserving your Lordship’s good opinion. On February 11, 1796, General Walpole wrote to Lord Balcarres as follows:— ... I am preparing to move the 13th Dragoons through the cockpits, from One-Eye. On February 20 Lord Balcarres wrote to General Walpole: ... I think it will take a considerable force to guard the Maroon prisoners. The 17th Light Dragoons and the 62nd Regiment may occupy Montego-Bay, Falmouth and St. Ann’s. The 17th are to hold themselves in readiness to embark for St. Domingo, when they send shipping to receive them; of which no requisition is as yet made. I should be glad to know your wish as to the quartering of the 13th Light Dragoons on their arrival. The 14th regiment of Light Dragoons are not to remain in this country if quiet is restored. If, however, the banditti of runaway slaves have gone down to Old Woman Savanna, they must occupy posts in that neighbourhood; the country that lies behind it I believe never was explored. The “XX (or Jamaica) Regiment of Light Dragoons” was formed in 1792 and is last mentioned in the year 1802, when it was transferred to the English establishment.