Filling these with archers and heavy-armed troops, he sailed to the island to which the Triballians and Thracians had fled for refuge.
In these vessels came also Cheirisophus the Lacedæmonian, who had been sent for by Cyrus, and who had with him seven hundred heavy-armed troops, which he commanded as part of the army of Cyrus.
Here Cyrus held a review of the Greeks in the park, and took their number; and they were in all eleven thousand heavy-armed troops, and about two thousand peltasts.
An outpost of cavalry and light-armed troops, prepared and equipped for acting in cases of sudden alarm, rendered every thing safe to their own soldiers, and dangerous to the scattered plunderers of the enemy.
After this he advanced along the river, with seven legions and nearly four thousand horsemen, and almost as many light-armed troops as horsemen.
I hurried as fast as my feet could carry me to tell you how many heavily-armed troops, bowmen, steeds, and chariots.
The right wing was held by ten thousand Lacedemonians; and of these the five thousand who were Spartans were attended by thirty-five thousand Helots serving as light-armed troops, seven of them appointed for each man.
Persians is compared to that of light-armed troops.
At the same time the light-armed troops, the Arab archers, and those of Agrippa and Antiochus kept up a rain of arrows, so that it became impossible for the Jews to remain on the walls.
Being now attacked on all sides he sent for aid; but the commanders of the heavy-armed troops, among whom was Canidius, a man who had the greatest influence with Antonius, are considered to have committed a great mistake.
Day was now dawning, and as the army was beginning to get into certain order and tranquillity, the arrows of the Parthians fell upon the rear, and the signal for battle was given to the light-armed troops.
Thus they were presently able to take the field, with large detachments both of heavy infantry and light-armed troops, besides a division of cavalry, about seventy in number.
Above the turmoil the Macedonian trumpets rang out high and clear, and, in obedience to their command, the Companions swerved to the left, leaving the light-armed troops to hold what they had gained.
Behind them came more cavalry and then the light-armed troops, followed by wagons and a long train of pack animals.
The cavalry and light-armed troops of the Macedonians pressed close at their heels, giving them no respite from their terror.
Those heavy-armed troops on each side of the centre are the Cardaces.
Footnote 84: 'The general mass of the less well-armed troops of the shire in the rear.
Here their numbers, in all ten thousand heavy-armed troops, were joined by the Thessalian horse.
At this passage the Athenians stationed their heavy-armed troops, while the light-armed soldiers surrounded the ditch, and with the missiles of darts and stones put the enemy to death.
We have seen that a considerable number of these helots had fought as light-armed troops at Plataea; and the common danger and the common glory had united the slaves of the army with the chief.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "armed troops" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
