light horse

Historical Examples of light horse

• Which wagons the Prussian light-horse chased, but could not catch.

  History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)

  Thomas Carlyle

• For the captains and light-horse distinct lodgings are provided.

  Chelsea

  George Bryan

• The light-horse were still thirty paces away from the two friends.

  Marguerite de Valois

  Alexandre Dumas

• Then both were placed in the centre of the light-horse and took the road to the pavilion.

  Marguerite de Valois

  Alexandre Dumas

• Ney rushed up with the lancers and Lefebvre-Desnouettes's light-horse.

  Les Misrables

  Victor Hugo