uhlans

Example Sentences

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

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

Swiftly as men forget, that country-side was still alive with tales of uhlans, and outlying sentries, and hairbreadth 'scapes from the ignominious cord, and pleasant momentary friendships between invader and invaded.

From Across the Plains by Stevenson, Robert Louis

There are distinctions in this branch of the service, too, among the cavalry units being cuirassiers, hussars, uhlans and dragoons.

From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly

Swiftly as men forget, that countryside was still alive with tales of uhlans and outlying sentries, and hairbreadth 'scapes from the ignominious cord, and pleasant momentary friendships between invader and invaded.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew