infantry formations
Foot soldier arrangements
Infantry formations are the tactical arrangements of foot soldiers for movement and combat.
Troops may march in column, spread into a line, form a wedge, or adopt other configurations depending on terrain and tactical need.
The term applies to both the geometric shapes themselves and the units that assume them: The battalion moved into defensive formation.
Historical formations like the phalanx and square have given way to more dispersed modern arrangements.
- testudoRoman protective shield array
- defensive perimeterFortified boundary around position
- skirmish lineExtended infantry formation
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
flying wedge · echelon · flanking maneuver · double envelopment · square · shield wall · column · firing line · chevron
infantry formationscavalry charges
Horse-borne military advances
mounted units · cavalry · armored divisions · cavalry regiments · dragoons
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