
Uhlan - Wikipedia
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 …
Imperial and Royal Uhlans - Wikipedia
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 …
Uhlan | German military unit | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
…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 …
List of Imperial German uhlan regiments - Wikipedia
Farwell, Byron (2001). The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare: an Illustrated World View.W.W Norton & Company, New York. ISBN 0-393-04770-9.; Meyer, Friedrich …
THE AUSTRIAN IMPERIAL-ROYAL ARMY - Napoleon Series
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 …
Uhlan | Military Wiki | Fandom
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 …
Uhlan - History - World War I - German Uhlans - LiquiSearch
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 …
Austrian Cavalry Regiments and Their Commanders: the Uhlans
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 …
Uhlan regt. 13 - Soldiers and their units - Great War Forum
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 …
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