In the same time light cavalryman dropped out the armour at all (like first hussars) or stayed with the mail (like pancerni).

Originally, it meant a type of light cavalryman, proficient at skirmishing and rapid maneuver.

She wheeled her horse and beckoned to her light cavalrymen.

The drawings director is, even today, the light cavalryman of the museum world.

"We need all the light cavalrymen we have," Rick said slowly.

Due to faulty orders a tiny force of 670 British light cavalrymen charged an enemy force many times their size.

The English-Flemish army meanwhile would have generally consisted of infantry with some light cavalrymen supporting them.

These fast, light cavalrymen were the eyes, ears and egos of Napoleonic armies.

By extension, the term petronel was also used to describe the type of light cavalryman who employed the firearm.

As light cavalrymen mounted on fast horses, they would be used to fight skirmish battles and for scouting.