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
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
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
Both sides maneuvered warily for a great battle for the mountain passes due north of Madrid last captured by Napoleon's lancers in 1808.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once a company of lancers appeared, but they turned southward.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
