cavalry, horse

cavalry, horse
cavalaria montada, tropas a cavalo

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  • Horse Guards — Life guards lors d une relève de la garde Les Horse Guards sont une formation de l armée britannique. Ils assurent la protection de la Reine et des bâtiments royaux. Le bâtiment des Horse Guards, situé sur Whitehall à deux pas de la résidence du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Horse guard — Horse guards Life guards lors d une relève de la garde Les Horse Guards sont une formation de l armée britannique. Ils assurent la protection de la Reine et des bâtiments royaux. Le bâtiment des Horse Guards, situé sur Whitehall à deux pas de la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Horse — (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse ({Equus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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