Uhlan (also spelled "Ulan", Polish: Ułan) were originally Polishcavalry soldiers armed with lances. These troops were light cavalry, and wore the national dress and czapka (or lancer cap). They were introduced into the Prussian service in 1740, but failed to distinguish themselves in the First Silesian War, and it was only after the treaty of Tilsit (1807) that Ulan regiments were again formed in the Prussian army. An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers is commonly known as cavalry. ... The term lance has become a catchall for a variety of different pole weapons based on the spear. ... Czapka is a Polish generic word for a cap. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... A railway bridge in Tilsit Sovetsk (Советск) is a town on the Neman River in the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, which prior to 1945 was known by its German name, Tilsit, and was in East Prussia. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
In the Austrian army a "Uhlan-pulk " of Poles was formed in 1784 and ordinary Uhlan regiments of Austrian cavalry in 1791. 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Manfred von Richthofen was in an Uhlan regiment from 1911 to 1915. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr (Baron) von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 – April 21, 1918) was a German pilot and is still regarded today as the ace of aces. He was a very successful fighter pilot, military leader and flying ace who won 80 air combats during World War I. Richthofen was known... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The first uhlan regiment in Russia, formed in 1803 following the example of the Polish national light cavalry, was Tsesarevich Konstantin Pavlovich's Uhlan Regiment.
In the Patriotic War of 1812 the four active squadrons of the Guards Uhlans formed part of the 1st Western Army in the cavalry corps commanded by Lieutenant General F.P. Uvarov, while the reserve squadron formed part of the combined guards regiment in Lieutenant General P.Ch.
In April 1813 the regiment was awarded St George standards with the inscription "For the capture of an enemy standard near Krasnoye and for distinction in the defeat and driving out of the enemy from Russian territory in 1812".
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