See also:

• DRAGOON (Fr. dragon, Ger. Dragoner)

DRAGOON (Fr. See also:

• DRAGON (Fr. dragon, through Lat. draco, from the Greek; connected with SEpeoµay " see," and interpreted as " sharp-sighted "; O.H. Ger. tracho, dracho, M.H.G. trache, Mod. Ger. Drachen; A.S. draca, hence the equivalent English form " drake," " fire-drake,

dragon, Ger. Dragoner)  , originally a mounted soldier trained to fight on See also:

• FOOT

foot only (see See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

CAVALRY) . This mounted infantryman of the See also:

• LATE

late 16th and 17th centuries, like his comrades of the See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry who were styled " See also:

• PIKE
• PIKE, ZEBULON MONTGOMERY (1779-1813)

pike " and " shot," took his name from his weapon, a See also:

• SPECIES

species of See also:

• CARBINE (Fr. carabine, Ger. Karabiner)

carbine or See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• MUSKET (Fr. mousquet, Ger. Muskete, &c.)

musket called the " See also:

• DRAGON (Fr. dragon, through Lat. draco, from the Greek; connected with SEpeoµay " see," and interpreted as " sharp-sighted "; O.H. Ger. tracho, dracho, M.H.G. trache, Mod. Ger. Drachen; A.S. draca, hence the equivalent English form " drake," " fire-drake,

dragon." Dragoons were organized not in squadrons but in companies, like the foot, and their See also:

• OFFICERS

officers and non-commissioned officers See also:

• BORE

bore infantry titles . The invariable tendency of the old-fashioned See also:

• DRAGOON (Fr. dragon, Ger. Dragoner)

dragoon, who was always at a disadvantage when engaged against true cavalry, was to improve his See also:

• HORSEMANSHIP

horsemanship and armament to the cavalry See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard . Thus dragoon " came to mean See also:

• MEDIUM

medium cavalry, and this significance the word has retained since the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• WARS

wars of See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick the See also:

• GREAT

Great, See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save for a few See also:

• LOCAL

local and temporary returns to the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original meaning . The phrases " to dragoon " and " dragonnade " See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear See also:

• WITNESS
• WITNESS (from O. Eng. witan, to know)

witness to the mounted infantry See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period, this See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm being the most efficient and economical See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of cavalry for See also:

• POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police See also:

• WORK

work and See also:

• GUERRILLA (erroneously written " guerilla," being the diminutive of the Span. guerra, war)

guerrilla warfare . The " Dragonnades," properly so called, were the operations of the troops (chiefly mounted) engaged in enforcing See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XIV.'s decrees against Protestants after the revocation of the See also:

• EDICT (Lat. edictum, from e, out, and dicere, to say, speak)

edict of See also:

• NANTES
• NANTES, EDICT OF

Nantes . In the See also:

• BRITISH

British service the dragoons (1st Royals, 2nd Scots Greys, 6th Inniskillings) are heavy cavalry, the Dragoon See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards (seven regiments) are medium, as are the dragoons of other countries . The See also:

• LIGHT

light cavalry of the British See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army in the 18th and early 19th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century was for the most See also:

• PART

part called light dragoons . DRAGUIGNAN; the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• TOWN

town of the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of the See also:

• VAR

Var in S.E . See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France; 51 M . N.E. of See also:

• TOULON

Toulon, and 281 m . N.W. of See also:

• FREJUS

Frejus by See also:

• RAIL

rail; situated at a height of 679 ft. above the level of the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, at the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern foot of the wooded heights of Malmont, and on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the Nartuby See also:

• RIVER

river; pop .

(1906) 7766 . It possesses no notable buildings, save a See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church, a prefecture, also modern, and a See also:

• BUILDING

building wherein are housed the town library and a picture See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

gallery, with some See also:

• FAIR

fair See also:

• WORKS

works of See also:

• ART

art . In modern times the ramparts have been demolished, and new wide streets pierced through the town ..