skirmishers

A whistle sounded ahead, calling the skirmishers back to the British battalion's other nine companies.

Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

And among the skirmishers were the Rifles, the men of the Ninety-fifth.

Beyond the Sunrise Balogh, Mary 1992

The brave Negro troops went forward at a double-quick; the skirmishers were the first to reach the embankments, and were greeted with a shower of bullets which tumbled many headlong and lifeless into the pits.

A School History of the Negro Race in America, from 1619 to 1890, With a Short Introduction as to the Origin of the Race; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia. Edward Austin 1890

There is a fearless advance, and your skirmishers are your forlorn hope.

Battle Studies Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq 1845

Unless you have units fighting in formation, skirmishers which is what most characters in D&D are will move around a room quite a bit.

Abstract Combat James Maliszewski 2008

The first and tenth companies were armed with rifles, and were styled and used as "skirmishers;" but during 'the war they were never used exclusively for that special purpose, and in fact no distinction existed between them and the other eight companies.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

The first vexillum was followed by the triarii, veterans of proved courage; the second by the rorarii, or "skirmishers," younger men and less distinguished; the third by the accensi, who were least to be depended upon, and were therefore placed in the rearmost line.

The History of Rome, Vol. II 1905

These men were a kind of skirmishers for the main body, which could be seen some distance behind.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell 1890

The first and tenth companies were armed with rifles, and were styled and used as "skirmishers;" but during 'the war they were never used exclusively for that special purpose, and in fact no distinction existed between them and the other eight companies.

The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Volume II., Part 4 1855

The first and tenth companies were armed with rifles, and were styled and used as "skirmishers;" but during 'the war they were never used exclusively for that special purpose, and in fact no distinction existed between them and the other eight companies.

Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman — Volume 2 1855