uhlans
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On these first days of August, 1914, the cavalry of Austria—the hussars, uhlans, and dragoons, but really all of one type—light cavalry—was equipped uniformly with saber and carbine.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
One is an officer of a Scottish regiment and the other a private in the uhlans.
From The Pentecost of Calamity by Wister, Owen
There must have been heavy fighting on the 14th, for the sky was all on fire, but all he saw of it was four uhlans behind a hedge.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
At the end of an hour, he perceived two more uhlans approaching the staff-quarters side by side.
From Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Maupassant, Guy de
It was asserted that the uhlans had possession of the bridge, another bridge that had not been destroyed, for the reason, this time, that some one had neglected to provide the necessary powder.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
