uhlans

Example Sentences

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They were indeed uhlans, the first Prussians that the 106th had set eyes on.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

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

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

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

From The Pentecost of Calamity by Wister, Owen

It was asserted that the uhlans had possession of the bridge, another bridge that had not been destroyed, for the reason, this time, that some one had neglected to provide the necessary powder.

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