Black Powder: French Hussars (1808-1815) spo-default The role of the dragoon

The role of the dragoon was still being defined in the wars of the 17th century

all more intent on fighting one another than building a new state

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with neither side necessarily being certain whether war might break out

you’re going down

Black Powder: French Hussars (1808-1815) spo-default The role of the dragoonNapoleonic warfare saw bewildering varieties of exotic uniforms worn by the various armies that marched and fought in the early 19th century. There were none so exotic and magnificent as the Hussar regiments of the French army. These dashing light cavalry donned outfits originally inspired by Turkish, and later Hungarian, cavalry. Each of the fourteen regiments formed wore a differing uniform, with the result that a Hussar brigade made a most