uhlans

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He had insisted that morning that the uhlans that they sighted were some of Bazaine's troops.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

It was asserted that the uhlans had possession of the bridge, another bridge that had not been destroyed, for the reason, this time, that some one had neglected to provide the necessary powder.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

Confound it!" he said to us, "does it not pain you to know that there are a lot of uhlans within two hours of us?

From Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Maupassant, Guy de

First Mouzon, then Villers, and last Remilly; they were still pressing on northward, with the tramp of the uhlans on the road behind them.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

Not such bad-looking fellows, those uhlans, after all.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.