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dragoon Definition

dra·goon (drə go̵̅o̅n)

noun

  1. Historical
    1. a mounted soldier armed with a short musket (called a dragon), capable of fighting on horseback or on foot
    2. a heavily armed cavalryman
  2. a member of a Canadian armored cavalry regiment

Etymology: Fr dragon (see dragon): ? so called from their fire-breathing weapons

transitive verb

  1. Historical to harass or persecute by dragoons
  2. to force (someone) into doing something; coerce

dragoon Usage Examples

Object

number: In 1894 Erzherzog Joseph was transferred to dragoon regiment number 6 where he received his promotion to Rittmeister on the 1st of November 1898.

Converse of object

  • command: At dawn on 23 September, Essex's advance guard of about 1,000 horse and dragoons commanded by Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes approached Worcester.
  • mount: The Jacobites numbered at most 5,000 men, while the Government army facing them was perhaps 8,000 strong, including 800 mounted dragoons.

Adjective modifier

  • Irish: Based on: Charles O'Malley, the Irish dragoon / C.J. Lever.
  • light: Light dragoons, threes right; at a trot, march!
  • heavy: The Thirteenth, raised as heavy dragoons ( mounted infantrymen ) as early as 1715, were also converted to the light role.

Modifies a noun

  • regiment: In May 1891 he returned to the troops with dragoon regiment number 9 and two years later married Rosa Carol Vay.
  • number: In May 1891 he returned to the troops with dragoon regiment number 9 and two years later married Rosa Carol Vay.
  • guard: Dragoon Guard pattern with red plume, white plume for the band.
  • officer: Although a dragoon officer, he says he did not think it prudent to ride down.

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