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Thread #54421 Message #842460
Posted By: Les from Hull
06-Dec-02 - 01:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Bonny white horseman? / Bonny Light ...
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bonny white horseman
'Light horseman' is a term for a light cavalry trooper (light dragoon, hussar) as distinct from a dragoon, dragoon guard etc.