uhlans

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At that moment the curtain was raised, and on the stage a company of Irish volunteers and a number of German uhlans were revealed.

From What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it by Smith, Thomas F. A.

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.

One may see, for instance, Russian cossacks, French chasseurs, German uhlans, and Austrian cuirassiers incongruously mixed up together in the ranks on parade.

From A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by De Windt, Harry

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

We waited until evening, without seeing the uhlans: they had retreated after the first attack, but unfortunately we had not seen Piédelot either.

From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de