馬うま軍いくさ

noun

cavalry

Historical term for mounted troops, used in pre-modern Japanese military contexts.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、馬うま軍いくさは重じゅう要ような戦せん力りょくだった。

  In the Warring States period, cavalry was an important military force.

noun

cavalry battle

Refers to a battle fought primarily by mounted troops; also a historical usage.

• この地ちで大だい規き模ぼな馬うま軍いくさが行おこなわれたと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that a large-scale cavalry battle took place in this area.