They were dressed in full ambassadorial regalia, and followed at a respectful distance by a small squadron of armed cavalry.
The muttered, grunting laughter of a hundred heavily armed cavalry rose hungrily behind him, and the wavering faces turned back to the storm.
In connection with this institution we now hear of a heavily armed cavalry as the kernel of the national army.
Zerlana, surrounded by a half-squad of heavily armed cavalry, reined up beside him.
Above these were the heavily armed cavalry, who were free vassals of noble blood.
The surviving knights had swung to face Macon's lighter armed cavalry.
They were not trained to attack well-formed infantry or heavily armed European cavalry, and did not play a further part in the battle.
Of the heavily armed mercenary cavalry who had been with him at the beginning, he could see nothing.
After returning, Alafin Orompoto (c. 1560-1580) built up an army based on heavily armed cavalry and long-service troops.
A delegation from one kingdom to the next, even if it was composed of armed cavalry in full armor, would hardly justify their attack.