dragoon's

A dragoon's horse screamed, reared and killed a man with its flailing hooves.

Sharpe's Havoc Cornwell, Bernard 2003

The Portuguese were armed with muskets and rifles, but once the guns were fired there would be no time to reload before the surviving horsemen reached them, and an empty gun was no defence against a dragoon's long blade.

Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

The muskets came up again as a dragoon's bullet whiplashed past Sharpe's shako.

Sharpe's Skirmish Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2002

The muskets came up again as a dragoon's bullet whiplashed past Sharpe's shako.

Sharpe's Skirmish Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2002

Sharpe let go of his pack, seized the dragoon's sword arm and simply tugged.

Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

He found a fist-sized stone in the field's mud and used it to break the dragoon's jaw.

Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

Masters-at-arms always taught that the point beats the edge, and Kiely now lanced his sword's point at the grey dragoon's belly and for a second Sharpe thought the lunge would surely pierce the Frenchman's defence, but somehow the dragoon parried and a second later the sound of the blades 'ringing clash carried to Sharpe.

Sharpe's Battle Cornwell, Bernard 1995

Kiely dragged his sword free of the cloak just in time to parry a vicious backslash from the dragoon's heavier blade.

Sharpe's Battle Cornwell, Bernard 1995

The dragoon's smaller horse staggered as the weight of the stallion hit its hindquarters.

Sharpe's Battle Cornwell, Bernard 1995

Lord Kiely lunged at his opponent and one of Kiely's officers cheered when he thought that his Lordship had skewered the Frenchman, but the sword had merely pierced the cloak that was rolled onto the cantle of the dragoon's saddle.

Sharpe's Battle Cornwell, Bernard 1995