▁Russian ▁caval ry ▁following ▁the ▁Second ▁Part ition ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁armed ▁forces ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁partition ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁The ▁Se jm ' s ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁decision ▁was ▁rather ▁late ▁effort ▁to ▁modern ize ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁caval ry , ▁along ▁the ▁much ▁earlier ▁tr end ▁of ▁evolution ▁of ▁European ▁caval ry ▁towards ▁more ▁modern ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁caval ry ▁reg iments ▁into ▁more ▁mobile ▁form ations . ▁The ▁most ▁modern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reform ▁was ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁some ▁very ▁modern ▁battle ▁dress ▁uniform s ▁for ▁these ▁caval ry men , ▁and ▁in ▁turn ▁this ▁uniform ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Caval ry ▁inspired ▁numerous ▁similar ▁uniform s ▁and ▁employ ment ▁of ▁' Pol ish ▁lance ' ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ ▁Europe , ▁not ably ▁the ▁Aust rian , ▁Pr uss ian , ▁Russian ▁caval ry , ▁and ▁later ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁French ▁caval ry ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Initial ▁re organ ization ▁divided ▁the ▁National ▁Caval ry ▁of ▁the ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁into ▁four ▁brig ades ▁( each ▁number ing ▁roughly ▁ 7 3 7 ▁officers ▁and ▁soldiers ▁and ▁horses ), ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁The ▁brig ades ▁were ▁further ▁composed ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁b ann ers