Dragoon facts for kids
Dragoons were originally a type of mounted infantry. They used horses to move around, but got off the horses to fight on foot. They were also used as cavalry and were trained to fight with swords on horseback. The name is taken from a type of firearm, called a "dragon". The dragon was a handgun version of a blunderbuss. It was carried by dragoons of the French Army. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, most European armies had dragoons. In modern times, some armoured or ceremonial mounted regiments still call themselves dragoons.
Images for kids
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Mounted Russian dragoon armed with an infantry long gun, c. 1710
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Cartoon of a French dragoon intimidating a Huguenot in the dragonnades
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French dragoon of the Volontaires de Saxe regiment, mid-18th century
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Picture depicting a Mexican dragoon officer in 1826 -
German dragoons near Reims 1914
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Memorial stained glass window at Royal Military College of Canada of 2770 LCol KL Jefferson, a member of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army and Canadian Forces
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Changing of the dragoon guard by the Field Marshal Nieto Regiment of Cavalry, Life-Guard of the President of the Republic of Peru -
United States dragoons charging Mexican infantry at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma in May 1846.
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See also
In Spanish: Dragón (militar) para niños
