Cuirassiers [noun]
Definition of Cuirassiers:
troops riding horses
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Sentence/Example of Cuirassiers:
At Moskowa his cuirassiers, sabre in hand, drove the Russians out of the great redoubt, but Grouchy himself was seriously wounded.
The men of his company, roaring curses at the Frenchmen, prepare to receive and repel a thundering charge of French cuirassiers.
Cuirassiers, lancers and grenadiers, then, once more to the charge!
As Ney fell back, a body of French cuirassiers advanced upon the English batteries.
Lettre d'un capitaine de cuirassiers sur la campagne de Russie.
This I say of the hussars and chasseurs, mark you, so that it is far more the case with cuirassiers or dragoons.
They had turned down Whitehall, and passed the big cuirassiers upon their black chargers at the gate of the Horse Guards.
The French cuirassiers were driven back and pursued until the English brigade came under infantry fire.
Bredow's cavalry brigade consisted of six squadrons of the 7th Cuirassiers and the 16th Uhlans.
The cuirassiers getting into line first, charged at once, the 16th following in echelon.