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Definition of Dragoons

Dragoon
Dragoon Dra*goon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dragooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dragooning.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. 2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. --Price. Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Dragoons from wikipedia

- also suggested the first dragoons were raised by the Marshal de Brissac in 1600. According to old German literature, dragoons were invented by Count Ernst...
- The 2nd Dragoons or 2nd Dragoon Regiment may refer to: 2nd Dragoons, a British regiment usually known as the Royal Scots Greys 2nd Dragoons (Canada),...
- troops were regimented to form The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons, numbered the 4th Dragoons in 1694. They were already mounted on grey horses by this...
- Regiment of Dragoons. To this day, the unit's special designation is "First Regiment of Dragoons". While they were the First Regiment of Dragoons, another...
- War II Stryker Dragoon, an American infantry fighting vehicle 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, cavalry regiment of the British Army Dragoon, Tyson Granger's...
- The 6th Dragoons or 6th Dragoon Regiment may refer to: 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, a British regiment active 1689-1922 6th Dragoon Regiment (France)...
- those initial tours the Light Dragoons deplo**** on Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked). In July 2003, The Light Dragoons sent units to Iraq on Operation...
- May 1893 as The Royal Canadian Dragoons Redesignated 16 October 1946 as the 1st Armoured Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC Redesignated 2 March 1949...
- The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for...
- eight-pointed star insignia worn by dragoons, the 2d Cavalry having been originally formed as the Second Regiment of Dragoons in 1836. The palmetto leaf represents...