cavalryman
Americannoun
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cavalrymen
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Origin of cavalryman
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Reynolds shows a flamboyant cavalryman, leaning on his sword, his red coat unbuttoned to show his cream waistcoat and breeches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
While certainly a dynamic leader, and, Brian Steel Wills has argued, an expert cavalryman, perhaps even the Confederacy’s best, Forrest was certainly not a great commander.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2022
Munro went on to learn German in Stuttgart, studied a business course in London and served as a cavalryman in the Basuto War in southern Africa.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2019
There was not a cavalryman near, not one horse.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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On 16th-century battlefields, formidable armored cavalrymen were overwhelmed by groups of foot soldiers armed with long-barreled guns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Kornilov, a Siberian Cossack, appeared in public surrounded by a bodyguard of tribal Turkmen cavalrymen, and posters with his image adorned Moscow streets in 1917.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
More than 100 horses and cavalrymen undergo a series of equestrian training exercises, including a ride-out on Holkham beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2022
World War II British agents send retired Calcutta cavalrymen to sink three German ships off the coast of Goa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
Outside the barn, Conger, Baker, Doherty, and the cavalrymen tensed for action.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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