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  2. Dragoon - Wikipedia

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    Mounted Russian dragoon armed with an infantry long gun, c. 1710. Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from horseback ...

  3. Dragoon (anime) - Wikipedia

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    Myuu (or Myū) [2] is the key to unlocking the deadliest weapon, known as the Dragoon. Early in the film, Myuu is shown in a tube being controlled by two older men. She escapes and finds herself lost in the woods.

  4. List of dragons in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.

  5. Dragon - Wikipedia

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    An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".

  6. 1st Cavalry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Shield: The color of the Dragoons was Dragoon yellow (orange-yellow), shown by the color of the shield and the dragon is in allusion to the name Dragoon. The gold eight-pointed star on the encircling belt was the insignia of the Dragoons until 1851. Crest: This Regiment was organized in 1833 as the Regiment of United States Dragoons.

  7. The Legend of Dragoon - Wikipedia

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    The Legend of Dragoon [a] is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in December 1999 in Japan, June 2000 in North America, and January 2001 in Europe.

  8. First Dragoon Expedition - Wikipedia

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    The United States Dragoon Regiment arrive at Comanche Village, 1834.Painting by George Catlin who accompanied the expedition.. The First Dragoon Expedition of 1834 (also known as the Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition) was an exploratory mission of the United States Army into the southwestern Great Plains of the United States.

  9. List of dragons in film and television - Wikipedia

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    Concept-art done for Sintel, 3rd open-movie of the Blender Foundation. Artwork : David Revoy. This is a list of dragons in film and television.The dragons are organized by either film or television and further by whether the media is animation or live-action.