field cornet
noun
Southern African a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th centuryOften shortened to: cornet
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Historical Examples of field cornet
Words cannot depict the emotions of the field-cornet at that moment.
The Bush BoysCaptain Mayne Reid
The field-cornet and his family had proof of the want of truth in this assertion.
The Bush BoysCaptain Mayne Reid
No wonder there was anxiety that night in the kraal of the field-cornet.
The Bush BoysCaptain Mayne Reid
The thoughts of the field-cornet were now turned to the west.
The Bush BoysCaptain Mayne Reid
That was an important hour—the hour of a great crisis in the life of the field-cornet.
The Bush BoysCaptain Mayne Reid