common soldiery

Example Sentences

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This battle was memorable because the English loss was mostly confined to the common soldiery, while among the French it was peculiarly fatal to the nobility.

From Comic History of England by Nye, Bill

Wives, sisters and daughters of hidalgos came to visit, and the common soldiery had their mates.

From 1492 by Johnston, Mary

Some of our common soldiery are, and I hope unjustly, suspected.

From Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe by Defoe, Daniel

He had always, on the other hand, affected much familiarity with the common soldiery.

From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

Bribery and treason could not be imputed to men so well esteemed, and the opinion gained ground among the common soldiery, that the peddler had dealings with the dark one.

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore