mounted troop

collocation in English

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mounted
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmaʊn.tɪd/us
/ˈmaʊn.t̬ɪd/
riding a horse, or involving people ...
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troop
noun
uk
/truːp/us
/truːp/
soldiers on duty in a ...
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(Definition ofmountedandtroopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The regiment has amountedtroopand mounted military band.
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Although fighting on a flat plain seemed a reasonable strategy, the various vegetation that grew there at the time actually hinderedmountedtroopmovements.
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A training school was established for the first time, and amountedtroop, while the force's administration divided the province into divisions to better serve its geographically isolated regions.
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Most of their army were footmen, and unable to continue further without rest, and even the mounted troops were weary.
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Mounted troops were sent into the streets to disperse the mob with force.
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When they arrived in the village, a patrol of mounted troops tried, and failed, to stop them.
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However, when they were mounted troops, they chose more open areas for confrontation with government forces.
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The boots had a low heel, and a semi-pointed toe that made them practical for mounted troops as they allowed easy use of stirrups.
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The need for unimpeded vision and good hearing was particularly acute for cavalrymen, therefore this type of helmet was used primarily by mounted troops.
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The commanders believed there would be no requirement or opportunities for mounted troops on the peninsula.
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The cavalry model was not highly regarded by those mounted troops to whom they were issued.
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Some cavalry were retained as mounted troops behind the lines in anticipation of a penetration of the opposing trenches that it seemed would never come.
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Turcopoles had lighter and faster horses than the western mounted troops and wore much lighter armour.
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In order to maintain the solidity of the column, the pace of the mounted troops was made to conform to that of the infantry.
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In other cities the mounted troops formed part of combined units.
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By between 11:00 and 11:35, more or less all mounted troops were under fire.
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Mules were used to drag branches along tracks, making dust, imitating the movement of mounted troops.
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