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The Pandurs were any of several light infantry military units beginning with Trenck's Pandurs, Habsburg Monarchy military unit established in 1741, fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Silesian Wars. Others to follow included Vladimirescu's Pandurs, militia established by Tudor Vladimirescu in the Wallachian uprising of 1821, Pandurs (Croatian Military Frontier), frontier guard infantry deployed in the Croatian Military Frontier in late 18th century, Pandurs (Kingdom of Dalmatia), frontier guard infantry deployed in the Kingdom of Dalmatia in the 19th century.
Hence the name of the Pandur, an Austrian armoured personnel carrier:
:* Pandur I 6x6
:* Pandur II 8x8 As well as French navy ship Pandour (1780), renamed HMS Pandora after its capture by the Royal Navy in 1795; and four British ships called HMS Pandour..
Usage examples of "pandur".
The ancestors of modern-day spectators had gathered here for hundreds of years, ever since the great city of Skokosas had been founded by the Pandur Mwu-Umool IV at the height of the Guluu Dynasty, blessings be unto its buddings.