Answer:

dragoons

Answer	Crossword Clue
DRAGOONS	Mounted troops
DRAGOONS	Cavalry units
DRAGOONS	Persecutes.

DRAGOONS	Coerces.
DRAGOONS	Coerces
DRAGOONS	Cavalrymen
DRAGOONS	Men-at-arms

Crossword

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