Uhlan
Uhlan is the name for a type of Polish soldier of light cavalry, armed with lance (a kind of spear). The respect for such Polish troops caused that in the beginning of the 19th century great part of European armies created similar military units. In most European armies, the units of that kind took the name of lancers. In the Russian, Austrian, and German armies, the units of Polish lancers had kept the original name of Uhlans.
Uhlan Media
Uhlan of the 'Volontaires de Saxe' in 1745
Uhlan of the Natzmer-Uhlanen (1740–1742)
Polish uhlans of the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794 – Walery Eljasz Radzikowski
Polish chevaulegers of the Imperial Guard in the Battle of Peterswalde – Juliusz Kossak
Charge of the Poznań Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Rajgród during the November uprising of 1831
Bundesarchiv Bild 136-C0176, Garde-Ulanen in Döberitz
Prussian uhlans in pre-1914 uniform
Charge of the Austrian 13th Galician Uhlan Regiment during the Battle of Custoza (1866)
