dragoon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Elements of the 63rd's light company had become mounted infantry, in effect dragoons.
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At the time they entered the service, in 1685, there had been only one other regiment of dragoons in service.
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He joined the military service in 1782, in a dragoon regiment, and was promoted to lieutenant and first lieutenant by 1787.
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The regiment was composed of a mixture of infantry, grenadiers and dragoons, and was intended to fight in the advanced guard of the army.
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Some infantry officers were even required to give up their mounts for the dragoons, creating resentment towards them from this branch as well.
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The term dragoon generally refers to mounted infantry or light cavalry.
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Each sub-legion had its own attached artillery, dragoons and riflemen, light and heavy infantry.
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Two years later he joined the dragoons as a second lieutenant, and served in the king's army until 1792.
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