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==Lancer equipment== [[File:Chevau-léger lancier du 2e régiment by Bellange.jpg|thumb|upright|Imperial French lancer from 1812]] Lancers typically wore a double-breasted jacket (''[[kurtka]]'') with a coloured panel at the front (''[[plastron]]''), a coloured band of cloth (''[[sash]]''), and a square-topped cap (''[[czapka]]''). Their lance usually had a small swallow-tailed flag (''[[pennon]]''), just below the lance head. The pennons were normally removed or wrapped in a canvas cover during active service {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. With the improved range and accuracy of infantry muskets and rifles, the high profile presented by lancers with their conspicuous weapons became a problem. Lancers were trained to lower their lances when [[Reconnaissance|scouting]] on [[hill]]tops, to help avoid detection by enemy [[combatant]]s {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. [[File:LancerosEER2.JPG|thumb|left|Lancers of the [[Spanish Royal Guard]]]]
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