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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

- Uhlans (/ˈuːlɑːn, ˈjuːlən/; Polish: ułan; Lithuanian: ulonas; German: Ulan; French: uhlan) were a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance...
- 6th Kaniow Uhlan Regiment (Polish language: 5 Pułk Ułanów Kaniowskich, 6 puł) was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. It...
- List of Imperial German Uhlan Regiments Commander, 1903-06 A Pocket German Army Farwell, Byron (2001). The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare:...
- The 4th Kharkov Uhlan Regiment (Russian: Харьковский 4-й уланский полк) was a cavalry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army formed in 1651 in Kharkiv...
- 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...
- nicknames of the unit, though some light units (such as sharpshooters and uhlans) wore green uniforms. The Brunswickers wore silvered skull "totenkopf" badges...
- 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...
- The Ballad of Uhlans (Уланская баллада) is a 2012 Russian historical adventure film directed by Oleg Fesenko, and stars Sergei Bezrukov, Anna Chipovskaya...
- Uhlan was a New Zealand thoroughbred horse that won the Boxing Day 1898 Auckland Cup. W H Bartlett filmed Uhlan winning the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie...
- 8th Uhlan Regiment of Prince Józef Poniatowski (Polish: 8 Pułk Ułanów Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego, 8 puł) was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the...