Their lances were similar in design to those of 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 Ulan regiments retained their traditional titles and lancer caps until World War I. [24]

Together with the Dragoons and Hussars, the Imperial and Royal Uhlans (German: k.u.k. Ulanen), made up the cavalry of the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1867 to 1918, both in the Common Army and in the Austrian Landwehr, where they were known as the Imperial-Royal Landwehr Uhlans (k.k. Landwehr-Ulanen).

…regiments into lancers known as Uhlans. In 1914 they briefly carried their antique weapons into a machine-gun war, as did the British and French—men were run through with lances at the first Battle of the Marne. Through hard experience, the general staffs of Europe eventually (and reluctantly) conceded that a…

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Uhlans were characteristic plain raiders, originary from Poland and Ruthenia (Galicia), lands in which they were recruited. French army had its uhlans (Polish lancers) too. They wore the characteristic hat called Czapka differentiated by the colour of the square cover on the hat.

Uhlans were a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance. [1] . While first appearing in the cavalry of Lithuania and then Poland, [2] Uhlans were quickly adopted by the mounted forces of other countries, including France, Russia, Prussia, Saxony and Austria-Hungary.

In 1914 the Imperial German Army included twenty-six Uhlan regiments, three of which were Guard regiments, twenty-one line (sixteen Prussian, two Württemberg and three Saxon) and two from the autonomous Royal Bavarian Army.

In 1790, after the Turkish War, the six divisions were collected and a regular uhlan regiment was formed. It was the first uhlan regiment in the Austrian Army. In 1790 Colonel O Donell raised a Volunteer Corps in Galizien. It contained two uhlan divisions. These …

Oct 27, 2005 · Uhlan Regiment 13 is one of the relatively few German cavalry regiments of direct interest to a British audience.

Personnel in ULAN regiments also had distinctive uniforms. Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of Ulans was their headgear, or Tschapka, which was a mortar-board type helmet fashioned after the headgear worn by Polish cavalry units. The JAGER ZU PFERDE units, were the "youngest" of the cavalry regiments of the German Army.