chasseurs

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There was the visit of George VI, when the King held his salute for a battalion of chasseurs a pied until the last little proud-eyed rear guard quick-stepped by.

From Time Magazine Archive

Recently when "Daisy" visited her delighted chasseurs they did everything they could think of to show their gratitude, including a dash up among snow-crested crags to shoot chamois for her lunch.

From Time Magazine Archive

They even were so facile as to leave a post close to the prefecture in the hands of chasseurs forgotten by Espivent.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.

The chasseurs are a separate unit from the French infantry and have their own particular customs.

From Average Americans by Roosevelt, Theodore

The dozen chasseurs d'Afrique and the ten native scouts who formed the advance guard stopped upon the signal.

From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)