The idea to put infantry on horses to increase maneuverabilitywas successfully used already by Alexander the Great. Dragoons,as a separate type of soldiers armed with firearms, trained tofight mounted and dismounted, were first established in Francein the middle of the 16th century. Approximately two-thirds ofFrench Dragoon regiments of the Napoleon times traced theirhistory to the 17th century. Contents: 3 unpainted mounted figures