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Uhlans (/ˈuːlɑːn, ˈjuːlən/; Polish: ułan; Lithuanian: ulonas; German: Ulan;[1] French: uhlan) were a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance.[2] They first appeared in the cavalry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth,[3] in the early 18th century. Uhlans were quickly adopted by the mounted forces of other countries, including France, Russia, Prussia, Saxony, and Austria-Hungary. The term "lancer" was often used interchangeably with "uhlan"; the lancer regiments later formed for the British Army were directly inspired by the uhlans of other armies (even though they were never known by that name).
Uhlans traditionally wore a double-breasted short-tailed jacket with a coloured plastron panel at the front, a coloured sash, and a square-topped Polish lancer cap (rogatywka, also called czapka).[4] This cap or cavalry helmet was derived from a traditional Polish cap design, formalised and stylised for military use.[4] Their lances were traditionally topped with a small, swallow-tailed flag (pennon) just below the spearhead.[4]
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