How To Use Hussar In A Sentence
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Moritz von Anhalt Dessau commanded the Prussian right wing of 8 battalions and 7 squadrons of cavalry, while Hans von Zieten commanded the Advance Guard of light troops one jager battalion, 7 squadrons of hussars, and a battery of horse artillery.
Battle of Freiberg Pictures & Report
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In fact, the lancers were a minority of those who charged: only one regiment of lancers, but two each of hussars and light dragoons.
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In 1794 he was gazetted to a cornetcy in the Tenth Hussars, the gift of its colonel the Prince of
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844
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Rostov looked inimically at Pierre, first because Pierre appeared to his hussar eyes as a rich civilian, the husband of a beauty, and in a word — an old woman; and secondly because Pierre in his preoccupation and absent-mindedness had not recognized Rostov and had not responded to his greeting.
War and Peace
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In the old photos the cemetery hill is bare, but now it is wooded over, and the Hussars, Cossacks, infantrymen, grenadiers and all the rest are lying in the shade of the trees.
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The Yorkshire Hussars were the county's oldest territorial regiment, and were ranked third in seniority in the country.
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Afterwards the Tsar commanded his son to be dressed in the miniature parade uniformof a Hussar of the Life Guards.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871
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Great Britain "busbies" are of two kinds: (_a_) the hussar busby, cylindrical in shape, with a bag; this is worn by hussars and the Royal
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
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The Trooper, only the second man to be given the VC, risked his life to save a trumpeter and the second-in-command of his regiment, the Queen's Royal Hussars.
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There is a great stir in Balaklava, owing to the arrival and disembarkation of the 10th Hussars, who have come from India, and are reported to be 680 strong, and mounted on the finest Arabs in the world (at least, so says Colonel Parlby, who commands them).
Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol
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He'd got himself the Light Cavalry Brigade, which had sent a great groan through every hussar and lancer regiment in the army, and was even fuller of bounce than usual - his ridiculous lisp and growling "haw-haw" seemed to sound everywhere you went, and he was full of brag about how he and his beloved Cherrypickers would be the elite advanced force of the army.
The Sky Writer
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But Kent was in a dragoon regiment and the half jacket you wear is typical for hussar uniforms.
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Afterwards the Tsar commanded his son to be dressed in the miniature parade uniformof a Hussar of the Life Guards.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871
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In fact, the lancers were a minority of those who charged: only one regiment of lancers, but two each of hussars and light dragoons.
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From the shoulder swung a short green furred cloak, somewhat like that of a Hussar, the lining of which gleamed every now and then with a kind of tawny crimson.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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I should have known those whiskers anywhere-the very picture of a dashing hussar, eh?
Isabelle
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At the turn of the century, he had been excited by his conception of the Mystic Hussars routine.
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The story concerns the relationship between a minor Hapsburg princess and an unmoneyed hussar in the late-nineteenth century.
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Hip hip hussar for decent companionable style I say, that means it's fine for us lesser mortals, put it on your Christmas list, at least it won't just sit unread on the shelf for the next ten years.
The Whisperers
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It was a lieutenant and a couple of privates of the 8th Hussars, with a stand like a theodolite, which the artilleryman told me was a heliograph.
The War of The Worlds
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First came the Zieten Hussars HR2 in blue pelises and fur busbies and all riding white stallions.
Prussian Cavalry Review - King's Birthday
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Our little gaggle of ladies of the Gallian Court found themselves trapped behind the enemies lines when a Germanian reconaissance in force 3 btns musketeers, 1 btn grenadiers, 4 jager companies, 6 squadrons of hussars, 3 squadrons of dragoons, and two 6 pounders led by Major General von Hacke, occupied the little village of Muhlenberg, situated a few miles west of the Fulda Gap.
Archive 2008-01-01
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After joining up in 1998, Cpl Fox served in Germany and in Kosovo as an intelligence and security clerk with the Queen's Royal Hussars.
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In the case of the 11 hussar and 5 uhlan regiments of the light cavalry, the number of service squadrons per regiment was increased to 8, with a further 2 in the training centers.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON
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The arrival of the hussars had been a real stroke of luck.
Man of Honour
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I plan to use my SYW Black Hussars in the Napoleonic game since some of the Prussian hussars still wore the mirliton in 1806 although the Black Hussars were switching over to the shako.
Archive 2009-06-01
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He was dressed in a military-style frock coat over a kerseymere waistcoat in brown and buff stripes, cut in the Hussar style, and buff nankin pantaloons, so that even in civilian clothes, he still looked every inch the soldier.
The Last Gamble
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Though Ranger “far outsailed” Hussar, Gurley reported, he was able to lose the American ship by making short tacks and sailing into shallow shoal water.
John Paul Jones
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Because of the prestige of the light horse, items of hussar dress were adopted in emulation by other armies - the infantry shako, standard military headgear of all nations in the nineteenth century, being the prime example.
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The repertoire of the ensemble includes solos, duettas, and terzettos to piano, for example the following operetta numbers: ‘The Countess Mariza’, ‘The Violet of Montmartre’, ‘The Happy Widow’, ‘Victoria and her Hussar’.
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He was in Prince Albert's 11 th Hussars, and cut quite a dash on horseback in his crimson trousers, braided tunic, tassels and plumes.
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The arms and appointments of the hussar were a sad encumbrance in this climate.
In New Granada Heroes and Patriots
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At the turn of the century, he had been excited by his conception of the Mystic Hussars routine.
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He's a Cossack, who rose to command a hussar regiment in the army, won the Tsar's special favour, and retired here, away from his own tribal land.
The Sky Writer
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They were followed by the elite regiment of the von Reusch or Black Hussars HR5, decked out in their fearsome all black uniforms and mirliton hats bearing the dreaded death's head on the front of the cap.
Archive 2008-01-01
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So there I was - Colonel Harry Paget Flashman, late of the 11th Hussars, 17th Lancers and the Staff, former aide to the Commander-in-Chief, and now acting-sowar and rear file in the skirmishing squadron, 3rd Cavalry, Bengal Army, and if you think it was a mad-brained train of circumstance that had taken me there - well, so did I.
Fiancée
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Hussars, who swore the most picturesque foreign oaths, and had a wonderful sort of estate or property called the Vaterland in their country across the sea, she was filled with a sense of her own loneliness.
The Trumpet-Major
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Serving troops of the Allied nations, including the Light Dragoons 13 th / 18th Royal Hussars, conducted a march past.
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The French gained a slight advantage in the ensuing melees, forcing a couple more squadrons of cuirassier and hussars off the field.
Archive 2009-05-01
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Whilst we were hastily inspanning and upsaddling, Theron came in from the right, bringing with him a captured Hussar.
With Steyn and De Wet
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The lancers wore the czapka of the Polish uhlans, the hussars wore the dolmans of Hungarian horsemen.
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His dress was a tunic of black serge, which, like those commonly called hussar-cloaks, had an upper part, which covered the arms and fell down on the lower; a small scrip and bottle, which hung at his back, with a stout staff in his hand, completed his equipage.
The Monastery
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At the turn of the century, he had been excited by his conception of the Mystic Hussars routine.
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One afternoon, I enjoyed a decent rendition of huevos rancheros and also a fine example of the old New Orleans dish eggs Hussard, garnished with ham, tomatoes, and a delicious though lethal mixture of bordelaise and hollandaise sauces.
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How many British staff officers are aware that the elaborate braiding on their uniforms originated among Austrian hussars?
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Patas, talapoins, and mangabeys are also found in captivity with some frequency, and patas are also called hussar, military, or mustached monkeys by some exhibitors.
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Finally there is raffish Uncle Roy of the 13th Hussars, with his moustaches, bow tie, and pumps, looking somehow prematurely older than he should.
Archive 2009-03-01
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From their fast, lightly equipped mounted warriors, evolved the hussars of the 18th and 19th centuries, who in turn became the template for light cavalry the world over.
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The Hungarian hussar is no fanfaron like the French chasseur, but he is conscious of his own powers, like a Grenadier of the Old Imperial Guard.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850
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Britain began transforming certain of its own light dragoon regiments into hussars in 1807.
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And no man in Europe wears his uniform as the Hungarian officer of hussars does; the astrachan-trimmed short coat, slung over one shoulder, cap trimmed with fur, on the side of his head, and skin-tight trousers inside of faultless, spurred boots reaching to the knees.
Woman as Decoration
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The 36,000 troopers of the cavalry arm were organized into eight cuirassier, six dragoon, twelve hussar and three uhlan regiments.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON
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I plan to use my SYW Black Hussars in the Napoleonic game since some of the Prussian hussars still wore the mirliton in 1806 although the Black Hussars were switching over to the shako.
Archive 2009-06-01
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A busby, on the other hand, is a smaller helmet made of short fur with a small bag on the side, usually worn by hussars.
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‘hussar’ is Hungarian; ‘caloyer’, Romaic; ‘mammoth’, of some Siberian language; {14} ‘tattoo’, Polynesian; ‘steppe’, Tartarian; ‘sago’,
English Past and Present
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The Yellow Hussars are from Foundry and are based 2 per stand on 2 square bases, so the frontage is the same as BAR - thus I can use them in our games.
Battle of Muhlenberg - January 19, 1758
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He took off his hat to her, bowing from the waist - and a Polish hussar couldn't have done it better, damn him.
The Sky Writer