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Infantry square

An infantry square, also known as a hollow square or square formation, was a musket-era historic close order formation used in combat by infantry units, usually when threatened with cavalry attack. To deploy its weapons effectively, a traditional infantry unit would generally form a line; but the line was vulnerable to more nimble cavalry, which could…

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Infantry square

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Triples45
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Use in the Americas · 17
Infantry square → Alamo, American Civil War, Battle, Colorado Volunteer, December, During, February, Goliad, Mexican, On March, Rowlett's Station, Terry's Texas Rangers, Texan Colonel James Fannin, Texas Mounted Rifles, The Texans, Thirty-Second Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Valverde
related to history · 15
Infantry square → AD, Ancient Romans, Battle, Carrhae, Gobi, Han, In, Infantry, Parthia, Plutarch, Roman, That, The, The Han, Xiongnu
related to Use in Asia · 9
Infantry square → Abd, Afghan, Afghans, At, Battle, Britain, Nahrin, Qataghani, Rahman Khan

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arrowsinstance ofbut was used for protection against ranged weapons0.80text
javelins.The Han dynasty's mounted infantry forces used tactics effectively that involved highly mobile infantry square formations in conjunction with light cavalry in their many engagements against the primarily cavalry Xiongnu nomad armies in the 1st century ADinstance ofbut was used for protection against ranged weapons0.80text
the Battle of Gingindlovuinstance ofinfantry squares were used in most major battles0.80text
the climactic Battle of Ulundi to counter their enemy's massed chargesinstance ofinfantry squares were used in most major battles0.80text
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Infantry squarerelated to historyPlutarch0.60section
Infantry squarerelated to historyAncient Romans0.60section
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Infantry squarerelated to historyRoman0.60section
Infantry squarerelated to historyBattle0.60section
Infantry squarerelated to historyCarrhae0.60section
Infantry squarerelated to historyParthia0.60section

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