hussars

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Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Vas, the local activist, acknowledged that the lake has dried out before, noting that in 1863 the Hungarian hussars trained with their horses in the lake bed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2021

All this is chorally amplified, as in a Gilbert and Sullivan comedy; all the village girls forget their local sweethearts in favor of the military men until the hussars move on.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2014

The Saudis lay claim to Jordan's Aqaba area, now being evacuated by the last of the British hussars.

From Time Magazine Archive

In advance were the banners of the light horse, behind them hussars; the dragoons closed the movement.

From On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski by Sienkiewicz, Henryk