Editing Uhlan (section)

===19th century===
During the [[Napoleonic Wars]], the [[Duchy of Warsaw]] raised uhlan formations. Polish lancers serving with the French Army included the [[Legion of the Vistula]] and the [[1st Polish Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard]]. The [[Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)|Imperial Guard]] lancers were armed with [[lance]]s, [[sabre]]s and [[pistol]]s.{{Sfn|Shepperd|1972|p=100}} The lancers of the Polish expeditionary corps, which fought alongside the French in Spain and Germany, spread the popularity of the Polish model of light cavalry. After the [[Battle of Somosierra]], [[Napoleon]] said that one Polish cavalryman was worth ten French soldiers. The [[Chevau-léger|chevaux-légers]], French light cavalry units from the 16th century till 1815, were remodelled after the uhlans. Following the [[Treaty of Tilsit]] in 1807, lancer regiments designated as uhlans were reintroduced in the Prussian service. Initially, they were only three. After the [[War of the Sixth Coalition]], uhlan regiments were formed from [[Lützow Free Corps]], Schill Free Corps, Bremen Volunteers and Hellwig's [[Streifkorps]].{{Sfn|Haythornthwaite|1986|p=158}}

During and after the Napoleonic Wars, cavalry regiments armed with lances were formed in many states throughout Europe, including the armies of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Russia. While cavalry carrying this weapon was usually specifically designated as lancers or uhlans, in some instances, the front rank troopers of [[hussar]] or [[dragoon]] regiments were also armed with lances.{{sfn|Rawkins|1977|p=27}}

In [[Action at Genappe|one notable action]] during the [[Waterloo Campaign]] as the French lancers advanced out of a [[defile (geography)|defile]] — created by the bridge over the [[Dyle (river)|Dyle]] and the village of [[Genappe]] — although they were stationary as they formed up, they lowered their lances to receive a charge by the sabre wielding British [[7th Queen's Own Hussars|7th Hussars]] (light cavalry) who were then unable to press home their charge. However, once the lancers advanced in slight disorder (up the valley slope of the Dyle), they were overridden by the British [[1st Life Guards]] (heavy cavalry armed with sabres) who drove them back through Genappe and onto the bridge.{{sfn|Siborne|1848|pp=276–281}}

During the [[Battle of Albuera]], the [[Legion of the Vistula|1st Vistulan Lancers Regiment]] in French service virtually annihilated three of four of the British infantry regiments comprising [[John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton|Colborne]]'s 1st Brigade. In 1816, the [[British Army]] established its own lancer regiments, converting four [[Light Dragoons|light dragoon]] regiments for the purpose{{Sfn|Barthorp|1984|p=88}} and practically adopting the whole uniform of Napoleon's famous Polish Lancers, including the czapska.{{Sfn|Funcken|Funcken|1967|p=52}}[[File:Charge of Poznań Cavalery during November Uprising.JPG|thumb|Charge of the {{Ill|Poznań Cavalry Regiment|pl|Pułk Jazdy Poznańskiej}} at the [[Battle of Rajgród]] during the [[November uprising]] of 1831]]The traditions of the Polish uhlans were preserved during the [[Congress Poland|Kingdom of Poland]]. They fought both in the [[November uprising]] of 1830 and in the [[January Uprising|January uprising]] of 1863. Uhlans were deployed in the [[Franco-Prussian War]] by the [[Prussian Army]] in a variety of traditional light cavalry roles. During the [[Siege of Paris (1870–1871)|siege of Paris]], uhlans were tasked with shadowing passenger balloons launched from the city: their capacity for rapid movement made uhlans the only troops able to keep pace with the balloons, either to seize them on landing or at least report trajectory and destination.{{sfn|Horne|2007|pp=129–130}}[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 136-C0176, Garde-Ulanen in Döberitz.jpg|thumb|Prussian Guard Uhlans about 1912|left]]