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Meanings of french cuirassier in English

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Usage of french cuirassier in English
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The French cuirassiers were driven back and pursued until the English brigade came under infantry fire.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888
2
Suddenly, directly in front of him, was an enormous French cuirassier upon an equally enormous horse.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
3
They say that at Eckmühl, for every French cuirassier down, fourteen Austrians were struck in the back.
Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
4
They met here a most stubborn resistance, the French cuirassiers charging the advancing infantry with the greatest resolution.
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
5
Twice were the Fifty-sixth surrounded by French cuirassiers, and twice did we mow them down by our fire.
Condensed Novels
6
On the left were six hundred French cuirassiers and the eighteen hundred troops of Parma, commanded by Count Egmont.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
7
The men of his company, roaring curses at the Frenchmen, prepare to receive and repel a thundering charge of French cuirassiers.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches
8
They leaped the hedge, or burst through it, crossed the road-atthat point of shallow depth-andmet the French cuirassiers in full charge.
Deeds that Won the Empire / Historic Battle Scenes
9
But, in the same battle, the Sixty-ninth British Regiment was instantly rolled up and destroyed by a charge of French cuirassiers on its flank.
A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Arti...
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