These troops wore red uniforms and had the right to carry sabres, the weapon of elite infantrymen. |
Why are India and Pakistan still rattling sabres and missiles at one another over Kashmir? |
No deputy stood a chance of leaving the chamber, and when one group tried, they were turned back by Hanriot and Guardsmen with drawn sabres. |
The blades were usually double-edged and up to 90 cm, or a little over, in length, but early single-edged sabres are also known. |
This I did to the best of my ability, by continually sending squadrons of about a thousand sabres out against them. |
We do know that they like to bluster and rattle sabres and all sorts of things. |