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cavalry, largely recruited in the Polish-speaking parts of the Empire. They wore czapkas in regimental colours but otherwise were, after 1867, dressed in the light blue tunics and red breeches of the Austro-Hungarian dragoons, without Polish features. Their lances were similar in design to those of
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has, like everything else by this author, acquired cult status in German-speaking countries and, although several thousand pages long, is still in print.
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regiments also carried lances in 1914, there was a tendency among their French and
British opponents to describe all German cavalry as "uhlans".
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in 1740. The next year, the squadron was expanded to an uhlan regiment, finally being transformed into
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the German cavalry but had wooden shafts (of ash). In 1884 the lance was replaced by the sabre in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry, although the
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the enemy. Among other battles, the uhlan units took part in the
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in a variety of traditional light cavalry roles. During the
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1395:, Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff is an officer of the uhlans.
1362:, uhlans appear several times from the start of Book III.
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533:, reconnaissance, skirmishing, or direct charges).
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2498:The Oxford dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
2031:"The Uhlans and Other Cavalry in the European War"
1298:in their unit names (e.g., the 1st Kathil Uhlans).
525:regiments), lighter units became the core of the
345:by German, French, and other European languages.
2036:Journal of the United States Cavalry Association
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329:man' or 'boy'. It is probable that this entered
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1332:'s short story "The Lord of Chateau Noir".
540:, uhlan formations consisting of Poles or
457:Uhlan of the 'Volontaires de Saxe' in 1745
2118:Funcken, Fred; Funcken, Lilianne (1971).
2089:Funcken, Fred; Funcken, Lilianne (1967).
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1520:Traditional Polish and Ukrainian song
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2222:Haythornthwaite, Phillip J. (2012).
1058:of 1920 against the invading Soviet
1050:, their lances and their ability to
67:adding citations to reliable sources
2197:Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1986).
2050:British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660
1392:The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1245:Szwadron Kawalerii Wojska Polskiego
888:introduced in 1910. Because German
841:Prussian uhlans in pre-1914 uniform
685:, uhlan regiments were formed from
511:, fighting spirit, and alcoholism.
145:Polish uhlans from the army of the
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2251:. Penguin Books. pp. 129–130.
1046:, the uhlan formations kept their
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2375:L'armée en France et à l'étranger
1464:Anton Hofmiller, the narrator of
1431:If on a winter's night a traveler
1280:Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
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2147:Grbašić, Z.; Vukšić, V. (1989).
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967:in classic cavalry style at the
919:or they were transferred to the
820:Prussian Guard Uhlans about 1912
536:During the period preceding the
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2421:Shepperd, Gilbert Alan (1972).
1930:Cornish & Karachtchouk 2001
1123:battle and fought as infantry (
341:. The Polish spelling was then
279:panel at the front, a coloured
54:needs additional citations for
2471:Skeat, Walter William (2005).
2372:Picard, Louis Auguste (1897).
1894:Knötel, Knötel & Sieg 1980
1183:18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment
596:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
516:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
389:. Their tasks were to conduct
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1022:to enter Polish lands during
751:'s 1st Brigade. In 1816, the
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2427:. United States of America.
1173:, very few were successful.
960:4. Kavallerietruppendivision
550:Stanisław August Poniatowski
433:Stanisław August Poniatowski
305:) just below the spearhead.
2459:The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
2340:The World's Great Regiments
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1446:He Walked Around the Horses
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1016:Władysław Belina-Prażmowski
697:the front rank troopers of
613:Polish chevaulegers of the
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2124:(in French). Vol. 2.
2048:Barthorp, Michael (1984).
1882:Funcken & Funcken 1971
1870:Funcken & Funcken 1971
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1846:Funcken & Funcken 1971
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1810:Funcken & Funcken 1967
1101:Volunteers recreating the
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476:War of Austrian Succession
358:In the late 14th century,
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2561:Coil, Spencer A. (2003).
2456:Siborne, William (1848).
2228:. Vol. 2 (Cavalry).
1738:Grbašić & Vukšić 1989
1678:Grbašić & Vukšić 1989
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1181:on 1 September, when the
994:Polish uhlans during the
880:fronts, both in coloured
589:Walery Eljasz Radzikowski
491:Simultaneously, in 1743,
377:militarily and later the
2520:Weekley, Ernest (1921).
2337:Melegari, Vezio (1972).
2247:Horne, Alistair (2007).
2069:The Russian Army 1914-18
1533:Sports and organisations
1345:(″The Uhlan's Love″) by
1335:The 19th century German
1328:Uhlans are mentioned in
932:Battle of Custoza (1866)
653:lancers were armed with
240:. The uhlans started as
2533:The Polish Army 1939–45
2503:Oxford University Press
2405:. Anschluss Publishing.
2281:Lawford, James (1976).
1553:Outlaw motorcycle clubs
1163:40mm anti-aircraft guns
1028:Greater Poland Uprising
768:Poznań Cavalry Regiment
446:to lances to look more
375:Grand Duke of Lithuania
30:For the racehorse, see
2603:Sanders, Paul (2010).
2587:Marrion, R.J. (1975),
2531:Zaloga, S. J. (1983).
2401:Rawkins, W.J. (1977).
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1762:Haythornthwaite 1986
1651:Haythornthwaite 2012
1342:Die Liebe des Ulanen
1036:Polish-Bolshevik War
1032:Polish-Ukrainian War
858:Imperial German Army
667:Battle of Somosierra
538:Partitions of Poland
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1824:, pp. 129–130.
1788:, pp. 276–281.
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866:Royal Bavarian Army
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724:and the village of
585:Kościuszko Uprising
497:Volontaires de Saxe
486:Frederick the Great
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