Cavalryman
31Heavy cavalry — is the late 19th century misnomer for Cavalry [p.490, Lynn] , troops that from the late 17th to late 19th centuries usually wore armour and were mounted on largest available cavalry horses [p.60, Roemer] , as opposed to light cavalry, in which… …
32Auxiliaries (Roman military) — Auxiliaries (from Latin: auxilia = supports ) formed the standing non citizen corps of the Roman army of the Principate (30 BC ndash;284 AD), alongside the citizen legions. By the 2nd century, the auxilia contained the same number of infantry as… …
33Infantry in the Middle Ages — at the Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385] Infantry in the Middle Ages were soldiers who fought on foot during the Middle Ages. They were frequently part of a specialised division such as the pikemen, crossbowmen and longbowmen. Throughout much of the… …
34Поместное войско — Справа  воин поместной конницы. Реконструкция Ф. Г. Солнцева на основе предметов из собрания Оружейной палаты, 1869 …
35dragoon — dragoonage, n. /dreuh goohn /, n. 1. (esp. formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop. 2. a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army. 3. (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a… …
36knight — knightless, adj. /nuyt/, n. 1. a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages. 2. (in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military… …
37Knight — /nuyt/, n. 1. Eric, 1897 1943, U.S. novelist, born in England. 2. Frank Hyneman /huy neuh meuhn/, 1885 1972, U.S. economist. * * * I French chevalier German Ritter In the European Middle Ages, a formally professed cavalryman, generally a vassal… …
38spahi — /spah hee/, n., pl. spahis. 1. one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service. 2. (formerly) a cavalryman in the Turkish army. Also, spahee. [1555 65; < MF < Turk sipahi < Pers sipahi. Cf. SEPOY] * * * ▪ Ottoman cavalry… …
39Commemorative coins of Poland: 2010 — Main article: Commemorative coins of Poland The following list is the scheduled issues for year 2010.[1] The schedule is subject to change without prior notice from the National Bank of Poland. History of the Polish Cavalry: Chevau légers of the… …
40black troopers — Trooper Troop er, n. 1. A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman. [1913 Webster] 2. A state police officer; also called {state trooper}. [U. S.] [PJC] 3. A mounted policeman. [Australia] Note: The {black… …
