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

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

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

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

I was a thousand miles from thinking that I should soon find myself so near him, in front of the lances of the Austrian uhlans; actually, only four paces from each other, boys.

From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

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