uhlan
Light cavalry soldier
An uhlan is a cavalryman of a type that originated in Poland, armed with a lance and typically wearing a distinctive square-topped cap called a czapka.
Uhlans served in various European armies from the 18th through early 20th centuries, particularly in Polish, Prussian, and Austrian forces.
The term appears mainly in historical military contexts: The uhlans charged across the open field.
Also spelled ulan.
Mounted soldier with spear
- hussarMounted European light cavalry
- dragoonCavalryman or browbeat
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
- horsemanSkilled equine rider
mounted · charger · squadron · reconnaissance · scout · outrider · patrol · skirmisher
Long thrusting weapon
- pennantTapering nautical flag
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- epaulettesOrnamental shoulder insignia
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
breeches · pelisse · swordbelt · gauntlets · boots · sash · cockade · spurs
Cost or accusation
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- saberCurved military sword
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
pursuit · flanking · harassment · ambush · outpost · picket · screening · raiding
Patterned crusty roll
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
- FrederickName meaning serene monarch
- PomeraniaBaltic Sea coastal territory
- regimentColonel-led military unit
guards · imperial · Bismarck · Franco-Prussian · mobilization · Eastern Front · spiked helmet · German Empire
Mounted European light cavalry
- wingedHaving flight appendages
- PolandCentral European republic
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- PulaskiPolish heritage surname
Warsaw · Cracow · Vistula · partitioned · Napoleonic · legions · lancers · confederate
lancer
Mounted soldier with spear
- hussarMounted European light cavalry
- dragoonCavalryman or browbeat
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
horseman · mounted · charger · squadron · reconnaissance · scout · outrider · patrol · skirmisher · raid
lance
Long thrusting weapon
- pennantTapering nautical flag
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- epaulettesOrnamental shoulder insignia
plume · breeches · pelisse · swordbelt · gauntlets · boots · sash · cockade · spurs · scabbard
charge
Cost or accusation
reconnaissance · pursuit · flanking · harassment · ambush · outpost · picket · screening · raiding · foraging
kaiser
Patterned crusty roll
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
- FrederickName meaning serene monarch
- PomeraniaBaltic Sea coastal territory
regiment · guards · imperial · Bismarck · Franco-Prussian · mobilization · Eastern Front · spiked helmet · German Empire
hussar
Mounted European light cavalry
- wingedHaving flight appendages
- PolandCentral European republic
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
Pulaski · Warsaw · Cracow · Vistula · partitioned · Napoleonic · legions · lancers · confederate · insurrection
- soldiersinfantryman, private, grenadier, grenadiers, fusilier
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- cavalrycavalry, cavalryman, cavalry brigade, cavalry charges, cavalry officer
- cavalry rankstrooper, cornet, squadron leader, troop commander, dragoon
- equestriansrider, jockeys, horseman, horsewoman, show jumpers
- lancerslance, pennon, mounted soldier
uhlaninfantry
Ground combat troops
foot soldier · infantryman · pikeman · musketeer · grenadier
uhlanheavy cavalry
Armored mounted soldiers
cataphract · knight · man-at-arms · dragoon · gendarme