uhlans
Example Sentences
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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 Robert Louis Stevenson
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 Guy de Maupassant
He had insisted that morning that the uhlans that they sighted were some of Bazaine's troops.
From The Downfall by E. P. Robins
There must have been heavy fighting on the 14th, for the sky was all on fire, but all he saw of it was four uhlans behind a hedge.
From The Downfall by E. P. Robins
Efficient telephone service is a most important detail in conducting a campaign The triumphal entry of the Austrian uhlans and artillery into Przemysl.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
