scarlet-coated

Despite Jamie's assurances, I had visions of scarlet-coated dragoons bursting out of the bushes, slaughtering the Scots and dragging me away to Randall's lair for questioning.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

The huntsman, with his servants, and all the scarlet-coated horsemen in the field, can do nothing towards the end for which they are assembled without hounds.

Hunting Sketches 2004

Confusion was his initial impression; knots of scarlet-coated marines stood about looking like thunder, two sashed marine officers and two corporals manned a small scatter cannon swiveled on the quarterdeck rail, and a motley collection of sailors hung from the shrouds or perched on various kennels like spectators at a boxing match in a meadow.

Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

Confusion was his initial impression; knots of scarlet-coated marines stood about looking like thunder, two sashed marine officers and two corporals manned a small scatter cannon swiveled on the quarterdeck rail, and a motley collection of sailors hung from the shrouds or perched on various kennels like spectators at a boxing match in a meadow.

Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

Men of property and breeding, not broken potboys and scarlet-coated pickpockets like what you are.

Sharpe's Tiger Cornwell, Bernard 1997

Off to their left was a barrack where three companies of redcoats were being drilled on the parade ground, to their right a group of scarlet-coated officers were exercising their horses on a hill slope, while ahead, where the valley climbed out of the thick flax into the bare uplands, a guardpost straddled the road beside an idle semaphore station.

Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

Off to their left was a barrack where three companies of redcoats were being drilled on the parade ground, to their right a group of scarlet-coated officers were exercising their horses on a hill slope, while ahead, where the valley climbed out of the thick flax into the bare uplands, a guardpost straddled the road beside an idle semaphore station.

Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

A group of scarlet-coated cavalry officers appeared in the supper room entrance and Lord John, evidently encouraged by these reinforcements, turned to face his enemy.

Sharpe's Waterloo Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1990

The mounted Dragoons, just forty strong, saw the scarlet-coated enemy come into the open.

Sharpe's Rifles Cornwell, Bernard 1988

Louisa was gone ahead and Vivar, surrounded by a knot of his scarlet-coated elite, shouted at Sharpe to follow her.

Sharpe's Rifles Cornwell, Bernard 1988