UHLAN

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.

2.
n.

One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.


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