uhlans

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One is an officer of a Scottish regiment and the other a private in the uhlans.

From The Pentecost of Calamity by Wister, Owen

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

The uhlans have now commandeered my horse for their troop, but the caparison remains in my possession; every expert praises this caparison, that it is strong and comfortable, and pretty as a picture.

From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall

He had insisted that morning that the uhlans that they sighted were some of Bazaine's troops.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

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