Two squadrons of the regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Maclean, were detached to Bellary in February, 1839, and formed part of the force employed in the expedition against the Nuwaub of Kurnool. In the affair at _Zorapoor_, a party of the regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Cameron, pursued the fugitives across the river Toombuddra, and took several prisoners; for which they were thanked in orders. The regiment lost one man, drowned, on this occasion. The two squadrons returned to Bangalore on the 28th of November. They lost thirty-two men, principally from cholera, and six horses, on this service. [Sidenote: 1840] After passing upwards of twenty years in performing the important duty of protecting the British possessions in the south of India, the regiment received orders to prepare to return to England, and it marched to Madras in the beginning of 1840[11], where it was reviewed by Major-General Sir Robert Dick, K.C.B. and K.C.H., and on the following day transferred its horses to the Fifteenth Hussars; such non-commissioned officers and soldiers as volunteered to remain in India were then permitted to transfer their services to other corps. At the frequent reviews and inspections of the THIRTEENTH, during their service in India, the regiment was invariably complimented on its admirable system of interior economy, its high state of discipline and efficiency, and the following orders were issued previous to its leaving Madras:-- "_Head-Quarters, Centre Division, Madras_, _29th January, 1840_. "Major-General Sir Robert Dick was much gratified this morning to find Her Majesty's THIRTEENTH Light Dragoons in such high order. The major-general will not fail to report to the general commanding-in-chief the soldier-like appearance and steadiness of the men, and the serviceable condition of the horses; the movements were made with precision and celerity, notwithstanding the heavy sandy ground the regiment moved over; the horses were well in hand; the advances in line and trotting past were admirable. The major-general cannot help regretting the services of so efficient a regiment will be so soon lost to the Indian army. He sincerely wishes Colonel Brunton, the officers, and men of the THIRTEENTH Light Dragoons a safe passage to England." "_Head-Quarters, Fort St. George_, _17 February, 1840_.