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Uhlan
Uh′lan
,Noun.
[G.
uhlan
, Pol. ulan
, hulan
, from Turk. oglān
a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also
ulan
, and formerly hulan
.] 1.
One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.
2.
(Mil.)
One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.