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France was to call up a total of 1;600;000 men during the Napoleonic Wars; of whom a mere 600;000 were to survive. For those conscripted into service; one of the better fates would be recruitment as a cavalryman. Napoleon's dragoons were not just any band of individuals sorted and labelled cavalrymen; they were mounted infantrymen; trained to be adept with both musket and sabre; and proud of that distinction. Originally mounted for the sake of mobility but generally fighting on foot; they evolved into an army equally at home sabring at the charge as firing dismounted.