Meaning Dragoons
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Dragoonsmounted infantry. They rode into battle and fought on foot (though they were capable of fighting on horseback). Their name probably comes from dragon, which was a short matchlock weapon used at the ti [..]
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DragoonsSo called because they used to be armed with dragons, i.e. short muskets, which spouted out fire like the fabulous beast so named. The head of a dragon was wrought on the muzzle of these muskets.
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Dragoons
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