Lancer
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A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as 700 BC and subsequently by India, Egypt, China, Persia, Greece, and Rome. The wea
A Polish lancer (left) fighting against an Austrian cuirassier during the Napoleonic Wars
Charge of the Polish uhlans at the city of Poznań during the November uprising in 1831
The charge of the British 16th Lancers at Aliwal on 28 January 1846, during the Anglo-Sikh war
Imperial French lancer from 1812
Cavalry
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Cavalry are groups of soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Until the 20th century, cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnais
Lancer
…A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as 700 BC and subsequently by India, Egypt, China, Persia, Greece…
French 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, 1807
Assyrian cavalry
Parthian horseman, now on display at the Palazzo Madama, Turin
Warrior's departure; an Athenian amphora dated 550–540 BC