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1-71 Cavalry trains with Dragoons in Canada

PETAWAWA, Canada (Sept. 8, 2014) -- Fort Drum cavalry scouts encountered a unique training experience when they had an opportunity to work alongside members of the Canadian Royal Dragoons, Aug. 11-20, ...
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Lithuanian Dragoons demonstrate unconventional warfare on U.S.

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania – “Contact, 200 meters left,” shouted a dismounted infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment. Sprinting through knee high snow, 2-8 Cav. Reg. Troopers bounded ...
The Columbian

Fort offers saber classes in nod to 1850s Army dragoons

Living history will have an edge to it — a dull edge, anyway — during a new training program at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In partnership with a Portland dueling school, it is offering a ...
The National Interest

Call in the Heavy Cavalry: Helmets from the British Dragoons and Household Cavalry

Ask the average armchair historian when the modern steel military helmet was introduced, and they’re likely to answer that it was the First World War that the helmet made a return to the battlefield.
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Helmet History: From the British Dragoons to Household Cavalry

Here’s What You Need to Know: The steel helmet has a long history. Ask the average armchair historian when the modern steel military helmet was introduced, and they’re likely to answer that it was the ...