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Line infantry was the type of infantry that formed the bulk of most European land armies from the mid-17th century to the mid-19th century. Maurice of Nassau and Gustavus Adolphus are generally regarded as its pioneers, while Turenne and Montecuccoli are closely associated with the post-1648 development of linear infantry tactics. [1]
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Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who...
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Prussian Infantry attacking in lines during the Battle of...
- Line Regiment
There were line regiments in the infantry (line infantry),...
- Infantry tactics
WarOutline. Infantry tactics are the combination of military...
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By the beginning of the 18th century, [citation needed] line infantry appeared and quickly became the main and most common type of infantry in the European countries. Line infantry was armed with smooth-bore muskets with bayonets. Prussian line infantry attack at the 1745 Battle of Hohenfriedberg.
Apart from predicaments when it had to form squares in order to confront attacking cavalry, infantry now fought in very long, thin formations. Throughout the 18th century a lively debate was carried on concerning the best ways to employ these formations, but basically each side organized its forces in two lines separated by perhaps 300 to 400 ...
