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dragoonDragoons were originally infantrymen deployed by horse, but later became cavalry. They were therefore trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. Dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
is a soldier who fights on foot but relocates on horseback.
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dragoonDragoons were originally infantrymen deployed by horse, but later became cavalry. They were therefore trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. Dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
is a soldier who fights on foot but relocates on horseback.
Dragoon may also refer to:
- Dragoon AFV
The Dragoon 300 AFV was produced by Arrowpointe Corporation during the 1980s. It was based on the automotive components of the US Army's M113 APC's and 5 ton trucks...
, an American armoured fighting vehicle
- Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France, on August 15, 1944, as part of World War II. The invasion took place between Toulon and Cannes.- Background :...
, the Allied invasion of Southern France during World War II
- Dragoon Mountains
Dragoon Mountains are a range of mountains located in Cochise County, Arizona. The range is about 25 mi long, running on an axis extending south-south east through Willcox. The mountain range is one of Arizona's "sky islands".Mt...
, a mountain range in Arizona, USA
- Colt Dragoon Revolver
The Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Mounted Rifles, also known as "Dragoons". This revolver was designed as a solution to numerous problems encountered with the Walker Colt...
, a handgun
- Royal Canadian Dragoons, a Canadian armoured regiment
- Dragoon (pigeon)
The Dragoon is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Dragoons, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon . The Dragoon was one of the breeds used in the development of the Racing Homer.A very old breed of British...
, a variety of Domestic Pigeon
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- Dragoon (anime)
is a three-episode Japanese original video animation.-Plot:In Dragoon, May is the key to unlocking the deadliest weapon, known as the Dragoon. Soon into the film, it shows May, in a tube of some sort, being controlled by two older men. Later on, May escapes, somehow, getting lost in the woods...
, a 1997 anime film
- Dragoon, a character class in the Final Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of science-fantasy console role-playing games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
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- DRAGOON system, a control system to guide remote weapons in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
, often shortened to Gundam SEED, is an anime television series animated by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The plot follows Kira Yamato's involvement in the war between Naturals, and Coordinators; humans genetically modified before birth to possesses enhanced traits.The series spans fifty...
- The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Dragoon is a console role-playing game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan on December 2, 1999, in North America on June 11, 2000, and on January 19, 2001 in Europe.-Gameplay:...
, a 1999 role-playing PlayStation videogame
- Panzer Dragoon
is a rail shooter released on the Sega Saturn in 1995, and later released on PC, and as an extra in Panzer Dragoon Orta for Xbox. It follows the story of Keil Fluge, a member of a hunter party who encounters a fight between two dragons, colored black and blue...
, a 1995 rail-shooter Sega Saturn videogame
- Acacia Dragoons, the military force in the video game Chrono Cross
is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Sony PlayStation video game console. It is the sequel to Chrono Trigger, which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System...