![]() ![]() However, during the Napoleonic Wars, lancers were to be seen in many of the combatant nations as their value in shock tactics became clear. ![]() There was debate over the value of the lance in mounted combat during the 17th and 18th centuries, with most armies having very few lancer units by the beginning of the 19th century. ![]() The Polish "winged" lancers were amongst the last European units to abandon their armour. The lancer (called ułan in Polish and Ulan in German) had become a common sight in almost every European, Ottoman, and Indian cavalry during this time, but, with the exception of the Ottoman troops, they increasingly discarded the heavy armour to give greater freedom of movement in combat. Charge of the Polish uhlans at the city of Poznań during the November Uprising 1831 ![]()
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