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Definition of Uhlan

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.

Meaning of Uhlan from wikipedia

- Uhlan (/ˈuːlɑːn, ˈjuːlən/; French: uhlan; German: Ulan; Lithuanian: ulonas; Polish: ułan) is a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance. The...
- The Austro-Hungarian Uhlan Regiment "Kaiser" No. 4 was a cavalry unit in the Joint Army within the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces. In 1915, all honorary...
- the Polish Army. Some historians trace back Polish żurawiejkas to the "Uhlan March", written in 1863, during the January Uprising. Furthermore, during...
- action near the village of Waręż. Later that day, the Polish 1st Krechowce Uhlan Regiment chanced upon several unprepared Bolshevik units and took 150 POWs...
- The 13th Wilno Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 13 Pułk Ułanów Wileńskich) was a unit of the Polish army during the interwar period and the Polish Defence War...
- of mounted knights and heavy winged hussars, through the times of light uhlans to mounted infantry equipped with ranged and mêlée weapons. The first Polish...
- 23rd Grodno Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 23 Pułk Ułanów Grodzieńskich, 23 p.ul.) was a uhlan regiment of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. Formed...
- 5th Zasław Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 5 Pułk Ułanów Zasławskich, 5 puł) was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. It was garrisoned...
- Ukraine) and was a military veteran who served in the Polish Army in the 22nd Uhlan Regiment. He served in several important battles of the war, including the...
- 24th Uhlan Regiment of Crown Hetman Stanislaw Zolkiewski (Polish: 24 Pulk Ulanów im. Hetmana Wielkiego Koronnego Stanislawa Zolkiewskiego, 24 p.ul.) was...