Editing Lance (section)

===19th century revival in Western Europe===
The mounted lancer experienced a renaissance in the 19th century. This followed on the demise of the [[pike (weapon)|pike]] and of body armor during the early 18th century, with the reintroduction of lances coming from [[Hungary]] and [[Poland]], having retained large formations of lance-armed cavalry when they had become more or less obsolescent elsewhere in Europe. Lancers became especially prevalent during and after the [[Napoleonic Wars]]: a period when almost all the major European powers reintroduced the lance into their respective cavalry arsenals. Formations of [[uhlan]]s and other types of cavalry used lances between {{convert|2|and|3|m|ft|sp=us}} in length as their primary weapons. The lance was usually employed in initial [[charge (warfare)|charge]]s in close formation, with sabers being used in the [[melee]] that followed.

The [[Crimean War]] saw the use of the lance in the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]. One of the four British regiments involved in the charge, plus the Russian [[Cossack]]s who counter-attacked, were armed with this weapon.

During the [[War of the Triple Alliance]] (1864–1870), the Paraguayan cavalry made effective use of locally manufactured lances, both of conventional design and of an antique pattern used by gauchos for cattle herding.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gabriele|last=Esposito|pages=33 & 44|title=Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70|date=24 March 2015|publisher=Bloomsbury USA |isbn=978-1-4728-0725-0}}</ref>

The 1860s and 1870s saw the increasing common usage of [[Fraxinus|ash]], [[bamboo]], [[beech]], or [[pine]] wood for lance shafts of varying lengths, each with steel points and butts, adopted by the uhlan regiments of the Saxon, Württemberg, Bavarian, and Prussian armies.