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noun - a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass.
CUIRASSIER - Cuirassiers (; from French cuirassier [kiasje]) were cavalry equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe. This F...
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A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass. |
a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass. |
a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass |
A cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass. |
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Cuirassiers (; from French cuirassier [kiasje]) were cavalry equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe. This French term means "one with a cuirass" (cuirasse), the breastplate armour which they wore. The first cuirassiers were produced as a result of armoured cavalry, such as the man-at-arms and demi-lancer, discarding their lances and adopting the use of pistols as their primary weapon. In the later 17th century, the cuirassier lost his limb armour and subsequently employed only the cuirass (breastplate and backplate), and sometimes a helmet. By this time, the sword was the primary weapon of the cuirassier, pistols being relegated to a secondary function. * Cuirassiers achieved increased prominence during the Napoleonic Wars and were last fielded in the opening stages of World War I. Cuirassiers continue to be employed as ceremonial troops by a number of countries. |