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=== Portugal ===
The [[Portuguese Army]] still maintains two units which are descended from former regiments of dragoons. These are the 3rd Regiment of Cavalry (the former "[[Olivenza|Olivença]] Dragoons") and the 6th Regiment of Cavalry (the former "[[Chaves (Portugal)|Chaves]] Dragoons"). Both regiments are, presently, armoured units. The [[Portuguese Rapid Reaction Brigade]]'s Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron – a unit from the 3rd Regiment of Cavalry – is known as the "Paratroopers Dragoons".

During the [[Portuguese Colonial War]] in the 1960s and the 1970s, the [[Portuguese Army]] created an experimental horse platoon, to combat the guerrillas in eastern [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]]. This unit was soon augmented, becoming a group of three squadrons, known as the "[[Angola Dragoons]]". The Angola Dragoons operated as mounted infantry – like the original dragoons – each soldier being armed with a [[pistol]] to fire when on horseback and with an [[automatic rifle]], to use when dismounted. A unit of the same type was being created in [[Portuguese Mozambique|Mozambique]] when the war ended in 1974.