Some will take to the hills, of course, but they'll find armed peasants all over the place looking for throats and other parts to cut.

Deprived of their leadership, Sture's forces (mostly armed peasants) fell into disarray and fled.

At the bridge where they had met the armed peasants, he pauses, noting absently that there is no sign of them, nor of anyone else.

He also stated his support for the establishment of "fifth force" of armed peasants and labor.

The groups of armed peasants passed in silence, each led by a single man who carefully searched the jungle with his eyes.

They did so, and armed Swedish peasants marched into Härjedalen.

Silk was still haggling with the armed peasants, taking up as much time as he could.

In passing again through the village of Saint-Just we met once more our armed peasants.

It historically represents infantry, or more particularly, armed peasants or pikemen.

The Byzantine chroniclers record that the regular troops were complemented by armed peasants, numerous but lacking in any military experience.