Directory
References
Discover
Uhlan
German military unit
Learn about this topic in these articles:
use of lance
- In lance
…regiments into lancers known as Uhlans. In 1914 they briefly carried their antique weapons into a machine-gun war, as did the British and French—men were run through with lances at the first Battle of the Marne. Through hard experience, the general staffs of Europe eventually (and reluctantly) conceded that a…
Read More