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

For three hours at Kaduna. 3,000 turbaned horsemen, 7,000 warriors in medieval chain mail, archers, lancers, musketeers, musicians, dancers, tumblers and snake charmers paraded by.

From Time Magazine Archive

Escorted by prancing Moorish lancers, a black limousine drove up to the Cortes building, and from it stepped a brisk and confident Francisco Franco.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once a company of lancers appeared, but they turned southward.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli