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Definition of Arquebusier

Arquebusier
Arquebusier Ar`que*bus*ier, n. [F. arquebusier.] A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. --E. Lodge.

Meaning of Arquebusier from wikipedia

- the 15th century. An infantryman armed with an arquebus is called an arquebusier. The term arquebus was applied to many different forms of firearms from...
- (French pronunciation: [fɔ.ʁe lə‿paʒ]) is a French firearms manufacturer (arquebusier and fourbisseur) founded in Paris in 1716 by Louis Pigny. The company...
- An Ángel arcabucero (arquebusier angel) is an angel depicted with an arquebus (an early muzzle-loaded firearm) instead of the sword traditional for martial...
- comprising around 9,000 men, including 2,000 Landsknecht pikemen, 1,000 arquebusiers and 20 cannons, defeated the French force of 9,000 men, mainly gendarme...
- of hor**** soon became regarded as a separate class of cavalry—the arquebusier or in England as the harquebusier). In general, commanders expected Reiters...
- artwork was commissioned on September 7, 1611, by the Confraternity of the Arquebusiers, whose patron saint was St. Christopher. In general, the painting has...
- emblem of the arquebusiers in the figure of the young girl who carries a dead chicken on her belt, referencing the clauweniers (arquebusiers) and a type...
- reappeared during the conquest of Granada with "El Gran Capitán". The arquebusiers could shoot down their foes, and could then run to the nearby pikemen...
- Indochristian art (Spanish: arte indocristiano), is a type of Latin American art that combines European colonial influences with Indigenous artistic styles...
- Example of Bolivian painting (part of the Cusco School): an Arquebusier Angel; by Master of Calamarca; 17th century...