uhlans
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Say, have you heard of the fuss they're making over the two headless uhlans that they picked up over there near Villecourt?
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
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
He had insisted that morning that the uhlans that they sighted were some of Bazaine's troops.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
One may see, for instance, Russian cossacks, French chasseurs, German uhlans, and Austrian cuirassiers incongruously mixed up together in the ranks on parade.
From A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by De Windt, Harry
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
