uhlans

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We waited until evening, without seeing the uhlans: they had retreated after the first attack, but unfortunately we had not seen Piédelot either.

From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de

There are various uniforms of hussars, infantry, and uhlans, and some of the women, too, are dressed in a certain fantastically picturesque style to please their artist brothers or fiancés.

From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie

The uhlans have now commandeered my horse for their troop, but the caparison remains in my possession; every expert praises this caparison, that it is strong and comfortable, and pretty as a picture.

From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall

"Wild horses, much less wild uhlans, couldn't drag me out of this place," I said, feeling as brave and firm as a story-book heroine, though to Tony I may have seemed obstinate as a mule.

From Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)

One is an officer of a Scottish regiment and the other a private in the uhlans.

From The Pentecost of Calamity by Wister, Owen