"Prussian Uhlans Review" Topic

"At the start of the Napoleonic Wars the lance was seen in Western Europe as a medieval weapon with no place in the modern army, but it remained a popular weapon in the east, and when Prussia gained parts of Poland after the Third Partition, a regiment of lancers named Towarzysz was formed. This was the only lancer formation in Prussian service until 1808, when it was used to create two new regiments of Uhlans. In the following years other Uhlan units would be created, and these would be a significant part of Prussia's light cavalry, as well as being much cheaper than the hussars.

Despite the picture on the box, every man here wears the cavalry shako, most of which are covered against bad weather. The few that are not show cords, the central rosette and the upper cockade, which is correct. Every man wears the Litewka coat, double-breasted with two rows of buttons down the front, which was the normal form of uniform when on campaign. It has been properly done here, as have the epaulettes, which for the trumpeter are of the usual swallows-nest variety. All except the trumpeter wear gauntlets, and all wear overalls on the legs. Uhlan uniforms varied between regiments, but this is fairly typical and perfectly authentic…"

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