uhlans

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The French were posted ten leagues away without moving, and yet, each night, some of the uhlans disappeared.

From Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Maupassant, Guy de

They were indeed uhlans, the first Prussians that the 106th had set eyes on.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

The double post of the royal uhlans before the entrance was still busy, for the unceasing arrival and departure of officers of rank of the three allied nations demanded military honours.

From The Coming Conquest of England by Niemann, August

Swiftly as men forget, that countryside 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 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

"Wild horses, much less wild uhlans, couldn't drag me out of this place," I said, feeling as brave and firm as a story-book heroine, though to Tony I may have seemed obstinate as a mule.

From Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)