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A lancer of a class of Tatarian origin introduced into European armies in Poland and especially prominent in the Prussian armies (as in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) who were armed with lances, pistols, sabers, and later with carbines and were employed

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  • I used the Foundry figures to create my version of the von Kleist freikorps, because Foundry has all of the necessary elements, including the rarely-made uhlans and...
  • The uhlan came on at a very quick pace, carrying some dispatches.
  • "Your choice?" asked the uhlan, impatiently, after a moment's pause.
  • Through one of these apparently unguarded openings a strong body of uhlan patrols advanced, riding southward until they reached
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