cuirassiers

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The show, he explained, displayed “a human mosaic of horsemen: Indians, Cossacks, cowboys, Bedouins, Mexicans, cuirassiers, Boers, Britons, 300 strong.”

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2012

He has stepped up pomp and circumstance of the Quirinal Palace itself, which is guarded by 120 of the most imposing soldiers in Italy, the 6-ft.-6-in. cuirassiers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Queen Elena left the Quirinal Palace first in a State berlin, with a company of cuirassiers riding before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then off all clattered, escorted by mounted cuirassiers of the ancient House of Savoy in gleaming breastplates.

From Time Magazine Archive

A cloud of Russian cavalry, with several regiments of heavy cuirassiers at their head, advanced to the attack.

From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd