hussars in English
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1. Ex Russians cuirassiers versus ex Prussian hussars or ex Austrian soldiers.
2. In a tribute to the 8th Hussars, General John O'Daniel, commanding the US 1st Corps, stated: "In their Centurions, the 8th Hussars have evolved a new type of tank warfare.
3. The Prussian von Kleist Freikorps included infantry, jäger, dragoons and hussars.
4. The new king also added sixteen battalions, five squadrons of hussars, and a squadron of life guards.
5. It is reputed to be "the best breed in the Republic for light troops, dragoons, hussars, and cavalry officers".
6. Commonplace throughout Europe, the Burgonet was accompanied by plate armour and worn by cuirassiers, demi-lancers and hussars
7. The Croats, also known as Cravats or Crabats were 17th-century light cavalry forces in Central Europe, comparable to the hussars
8. Burgonets were also a popular helmet type among the Polish winged hussars, where they took many different forms, often featuring a nasal bar or facial guard
9. The first men of Davout's corps arrived at this time and threw the Allies out of Telnitz before they too were attacked by hussars and re-abandoned the town.
10. This was quite a problem for Laudon, because his four infantry battalions, a regiment of dragoons, a regiment of hussars, an artillery battery and a troop of frontier guards had only about 6,000 men.
11. Busby is the English name for the Hungarian prémes csákó ("fur shako ") or kucsma, a military head-dress made of fur, originally worn by Hungarian hussars
12. His monument survives in Exeter Cathedral.In the later 19th century, the house was occupied by Alfred Robert Hole (1815-1898), Justice of the Peace for Devon and Major, 13th Hussars, North Devon Yeomanry.
13. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), Bernhardi was a cavalry lieutenant in the 14th Hussars of the Prussian Army, and at the end of that conflict had the honor of being the first German to ride through the Arc de Triomphe when the Germans entered Paris.