Uhlans

Uhlans, a name (derived through the Polish from the Turkish-Tartar) originally given to light cavalry armed and clothed in semi-oriental fashion. A body of Uhlans was formed for the French army by Marshal Saxe. But the word is now best known as a term for the Prussian light cavalry armed with the lance, who gained glory by their dash, bravery, and swiftness of movement during the Franco-German war.