Lancer
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance. Lancers were introduced into European armies by Napoleon I., after the pattern of those in the Polish service. After the campaign of 1815, four regiments of English lancers were LANDES formed, and are classed to-day as medium cavalry. They are valuable in open country fighting, but were not employed to any great extent in the World War. The Uhlans in the German service are armed and used as in England, and are "medium cavalry." In dancing, the "lancers" are a certain set of quadrilles.