Nor were all the Numidians placed in the right wing, but such as taking two horses each into the field are accustomed frequently to leap full armed, when the battle is at the hottest, from a tired horse upon a fresh one, after the manner of vaulters: such was their own agility, and so docile their breed of horses.
"The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six"
Titus Livius
But not only were the men of all sorts and sizes, but the uniforms also, some of which were the most extraordinary I ever beheld, and not unlike the calico dresses worn by the tumblers and vaulters at an English fair.
"Diary in America, Series One"
Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
They are great vaulters and ankle-springers, and boys may frequently be seen to spring from the ground whirling twice-turning two summersets-before lighting on their feet.
"Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party"
Martin Robinson Delany