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Definition of Uhlans

Uhlan
Uhlan Uh"lan, n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk. ogl[=a]n a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also ulan, and formerly hulan.] 1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars. 2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.

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- August Poniatowski, had an uhlan guard regiment simply known as the Royal Uhlans. It was disbanded in 1794 or 1795. Uhlans frequently adopted the practice...
- Black Uhlans co-founder John Higgs constructed a lucrative narcotic network for the club - which proved to be extremely profitable. The Black Uhlans MC also...
- Former Soldiers and Friends of 15th Poznań Uhlans Regiment (est. in 1991 in Poznań) and the Wheel of Poznań Uhlans of LtGen.Władysław Anders (est. in 1946...
- The Ballad of Uhlans was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the Russian Federation in January 2013. Official website The Ballad of Uhlans at IMDb information...
- List of Imperial German Uhlan Regiments Commander, 1903-06 A Pocket German Army Farwell, Byron (2001). The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare:...
- Zamość. At 6 o'clock in the morning, the 200 man 2nd Regiment of Grochow Uhlans was ordered to capture "Hill 255" to the north of the main lines of Polish...
- (Eskadronen). 1st Galician Uhlans (Ritter von Brudermann's) (Galizisches Ulanen-Regiment „Ritter von Brudermann“ Nr. 1) 2nd Galician Uhlans (Prince of Schwarzenberg's)...
- a light cavalry regiment of Uhlans of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was later reorganised as heavy cavalry Uhlans and renamed into 1. Garde Ulanen...
- first uhlan 'pulks' (regiments) - known as uhlans - were formed for his son, king Augustus III. The uhlans were light cavalry armed with lances, sabres...
- independent Poland, and was originally called the 1st Regiment of Wilno Uhlans. It became officially part of the Polish Armed Forces in June 1919, receiving...