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Dragoons are made whenever you move a colonist out of the colony and choose the option to make a Dragoon. It requires 50 Guns and 50 Horses to do this.
Any colonist except a Converted Native can be made into a Dragoon, and he retains any specialization he had, such as Master Distiller, for example.
Unlike other military units, the dragoon can both attack and change its profession in the same turn - thanks to its 2+ movement points. This allows another colonist in the same city to 'pick up' the equipment, change its profession to a dragoon too, and make its own attack. As such, having equipment for just one dragoon can still allow several colonists to attack at the same time. This is useful both when 'forward-settling' cities right next to a native city, or when dealing with an invading stack right next to one's city.
Civilopedia[]
Dragoons are soldiers trained in the use of firearms from horseback. The ability to fire a musket with any semblance of accuracy while galloping across a battlefield was one that required intense training and the dragoons were rightly respected for their mastery of this skill. Nearly every power in Europe fielded Dragoons - Napoleon Bonaparte was especially fond of their combination of force and maneuverability.
See also[]
- Dragoon in other games