French dragoons: volume 1: 1669-1749
Auteur :
Letrun, Ludovic
Éditeur :
Histoire & Collections
ISBN :
9782352503545
Date de publication :
19 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
24,0 x 20,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
France
According to Pere Daniel the Dragoon corp got its origins under the reign of Henry II, with the mounted arquebusiers, created in 1554. Those were mostly small units of infantrymen, travelling on horses and firing when dismounted.