spearmen

He held a long lance in his hand, and his whole equipment was that of one of the German adventurers, who were known by the name of lanzknechts, in English, spearmen, who constituted a formidable part of the infantry of the period.

Quentin Durward 2008

He held a long lance in his hand, and his whole equipment was that of one of the German adventurers, who were known by the name of lanzknechts, in English, spearmen, who constituted a formidable part of the infantry of the period.

Quentin Durward Walter Scott 1801

Behind the spearmen were a line of heavily laden mules, and on either side of them a drove of poor country folk, who were being herded into the castle.

Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906

Behind the spearmen were a line of heavily laden mules, and on either side of them a drove of poor country folk, who were being herded into the castle.

Sir Nigel Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

Candaules then of whom I speak had become passionately in love with his own wife; and having become so, he deemed that his wife was fairer by far than all other women; and thus deeming, to Gyges the son of Daskylos (for he of all his spearmen was the most pleasing to him), to this Gyges, I say, he used to impart as well the more weighty of his affairs as also the beauty of his wife, praising it above measure: and after no long time, since it was destined that evil should happen to Candaules, he said to Gyges as follows:

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

This Candaules then of whom I speak had become passionately in love with his own wife; and having become so, he deemed that his wife was fairer by far than all other women; and thus deeming, to Gyges the son of Daskylos (for he of all his spearmen was the most pleasing to him), to this Gyges, I say, he used to impart as well the more weighty of his affairs as also the beauty of his wife, praising it above measure: and after no long time, since it was destined that evil should happen to Candaules, he said to Gyges as follows:

The history of Herodotus — Volume 1 480? BC-420? BC Herodotus 1883

Cp. 'spearmen's twilight wood,' 'Lady of the Lake,' VI.xvii. line 1035.

Marmion Walter Scott 1801

Players place units such as spearmen, archers, and cannon firing artillery and manage their stoic troops as they waste a path following army.

unknown title 2009

In the meanwhile, Bill-Man and the three others had made a stand and were driving a leaden hail into the advancing spearmen.

THE SUNLANDERS 2010

But the Mandell spearmen were crowding up into closer range, and a strong cast transfixed the wounded man.

THE SUNLANDERS 2010