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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The color of the Dragoons was Dragoon yellow (orange-yellow), shown by the color of the shield and the dragon is in allusion to the name Dragoon. | |||
The gold eight-pointed star on the encircling belt was the insignia of the Dragoons until 1851.<br> | |||
The Crest alludes to the origins as the Regiment of United States Dragoons. This Regiment was formed mainly of Men and Officers from the Battalion of Mounted Rifles.<br> | |||
Which had taken part in the Black Hawk War. | |||
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[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Wikimedia Commons | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||