'''Uhlan''' is a military[[rank]],theequivalent of which is used by the service organizations of different civilizations. In [[human]]origin, an uhlan was a skirmish fighter armed with a lance, and later, pistols. The term is of middle [[Europe]]an origin.
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'''Uhlan''' was a relatively low-ranking grade in the [[Romulan Guard]].
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As a grade, uhlan is an enlisted rank in a fighting organization, below a [[sergeant]] or [[corporal]].Incomparisontonavalrankingsystems,thisrankismarginallyequivalenttothenaval[[crewman]]ranks.
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In [[2368]], [[Neral]] claimed he had never liked titles like [[proconsul]] since when he had been a "''lowly uhlan''". ({{TNG|Unification II}})
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{{bginfo|In the real world, an ''uhlan'' is a skirmish fighter armed with a lance, and later, pistols. The term is of central European origin. As a grade, ''uhlan'' is an enlisted rank in a fighting organization, below a sergeant or corporal. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is marginally equivalent to the naval crewman ranks.}}
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Thisgrade exists in some form in other rank arrangements, such as the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. [[Proconsul]] [[Neral]] joined the [[Romulan]] military, starting at this rank, before moving on to his political career. ([[TNG]]: "[[Unification, Part II]]")
In the real world, an uhlan is a skirmish fighter armed with a lance, and later, pistols. The term is of central European origin. As a grade, uhlan is an enlisted rank in a fighting organization, below a sergeant or corporal. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is marginally equivalent to the naval crewman ranks.
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