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Dragonnades, or Dragoonings

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

one of the modes of persecution employed against the Protestants of France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV; so called because the chief soldiers engaged in the service were dragoons. (See FRANCE); (See PERSECUTIONS).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dragonnades, or Dragoonings'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dragonnades-or-dragoonings.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.