Polish groups reenact light cavalry (uhlan). In 1853 he was transferred to an uhlan regiment based in nearby Saint Petersburg. He entered the third Uhlan regiment in 1810. In 1870-1871, a vanguard of Uhlan soldiers marched through the city but withdrew quickly. He studied in Nikolaev's Cavalry military school, then served in the Uhlan Leib Guard regiment. The Uhlan forces used red and black lance pennons. The Uhlan was chosen over the Dunesmen and the Vandals. Uhlan regiments recruited from Austrian cavalrymen were raised in 1791. The lancer regiments adopted their own version of the Uhlan uniform, including the czapka-style headdress. At that time, Max also did his military service in the 15th Uhlan Guards regiment. The Common Army has 11 Uhlan regiments and the Austria Landwehr 6 regiments. The 10th Uhlan Regiment, after a hard fight, withdrew into the forest. The Austrian empire also formed a "Uhlan Regiment" in 1784, composed primarily of Poles.