had been dragooning

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of dragoon.
  dragoon

  noun

  (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.

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