Field dragoon regiment

Dragoons, just like soldat infantry and reiters, were a “new pattern” formation and were first

employed during the 1632-1634 Smolensk war. In 1632, the dragoon regiment formed for the

war against Poland included 1600 men, who served in 12 rotas, each of 120 dragoons. The

regiment’s officer cadre and crews for the twelve attached regimental guns account for the 160

additional men in the regiment. On the battlefield, dragoons fought in a way similar to soldat

infantry; that is with pikemen in the middle and musketeers on the flanks. Due to the non-noble

nature of the formation, dragoons also were used for various engineering tasks and in the

constructing of fortifications. When possible, dragoons also tried to make use of various obstacles

or fortifications on the battlefield. When fighting dismounted, some of the men were sent

to the rear to act as horse-holders and could not engage in combat.

Set contains:

Colonel’s base

1 mounted colonel

1 mounted musician

1 mounted dragoon with spear

3 horses

4 dragoon companies

12 dragoons with spears on foot

12 mounted dragoons

with spears

12 dragoons

with halfmuskets on foot

12 mounted dragoons

with halfmuskets

36 light horses

Others

12 2x4 cm bases

13 3x4 cm bases

25 metal spears

set of Muscovite dragoons

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