Uhlans (in
Polish: Ułan
German, from
Turkish oğlan ) were originally
Polish light
cavalry soldiers armed with
lances,
sabres,
pistols,
rifles; later they also served in the
Prussian and
Austrian armies. Similar troops also existed in other
European armies, where they were instead known as "
lancers".Uhlans typically wore a double-breasted jacket (kurta) with a coloured panel (plastron) at the front, a coloured sash, and a square-topped Polish lancer cap (
czapka) also spelt chapka, chapska and schapska. This cap or cavalry helmet was derived from a traditional design of Polish cap, made more formal and stylised for military use.
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