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Definition of Dragooning

Dragooning
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 Dragooning from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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),...
- dragoon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dragoon is a soldier who fights on foot, but relocates on horseback. Dragoon may also refer to: Dragoon...
- Panzer Dragoon is a video game series developed and published by Sega. The first three gamesPanzer Dragoon (1995), Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (1996), and...
- Wales's Dragoon Guards) to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The regiment's history began in 1678, when three independent troops of Scots Dragoons were...
- The Legend of Dragoon is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in December...
- The M1296 Infantry Carrier Vehicle Dragoon (ICVD) is an upgraded variant of the Stryker infantry carrier vehicle (ICV), designed to enhance the firepower...
- Dragoon P**** is a gap between the Dragoon Mountains and Little Dragoon Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. The p**** lies at the elevation of 4,629 feet...
- Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence (Southern France) on 15 August...
- Regiment of Mounted Rifles. The revolver was also issued to the Army's "Dragoon" regiments. This revolver was designed as a solution to numerous problems...