uhlans
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The double post of the royal uhlans before the entrance was still busy, for the unceasing arrival and departure of officers of rank of the three allied nations demanded military honours.
From The Coming Conquest of England by Niemann, August
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
The French were posted ten leagues away without moving, and yet, each night, some of the uhlans disappeared.
From Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Maupassant, Guy de
We waited until evening, without seeing the uhlans; they had retreated after the first attack, but unfortunately we had not seen Piédelot either.
From Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Maupassant, Guy de
The triumphal entry of the Austrian uhlans and artillery into Przemysl.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
