lancers
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In a stark contrast to Roman tactics, Persia relied on cavalry instead of infantry, including both heavy, armored lancers and highly mobile mounted bowmen.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
He had the same message at Senegal's three-century-old port of St.-Louis, where calico-dressed women pounded tom-toms and pantalooned lancers held aloft the French tricolor as well as Mali's red, yellow, and green flag.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are proud mutterings of hussars, lancers, and Royal Scots Greys, tones of awe for the Panzergrenadiers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therefore, when Henry and Mrs. Ford led off in a lancers, Mr. Menjou followed, with his fianc�e, Cinemactress Kathryn Carver, whom he will shortly espouse in Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once a company of lancers appeared, but they turned southward.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
