echelon - History Forum
网页2015年3月6日 · The Romans, as stated, used a basic form of echelon maneuver but really echelon warfare didn't start until the 20th century with WWI and WWII Basically a large formation - say a corps or army - would advance in rows A corps might have two divisions at the front and two more behind it Each division has two regiments forward and two behind it The idea being that a commander can reinforce success ...
Smoke and wind in the battlefield | History Forum
网页Sep 4, 2024. #1. In Chinese history during the Gunpowder Age, it is really common to find sources that attribute the results of a battle to strong winds blowing back smoke from cannons, muskets and handguns into the shooters. Normally, what follows is either a determined cavalry charge (normally Manchu) on the blinded shooters that routs the ...
Creating the Top 100 list: Europe | Page 44 | History Forum
网页Spain. Sep 10, 2024. #864. bastillon said: Yes, agreed here but Gabriel was talking about tactical innovations, not just changes in the army. Obviously middle east warfare knew shooting cavalry for centuries. I think Alexander expanded the use of …
most underrated Civil War general and most overrated?
网页2020年6月28日 · The most underrated general in my opinion was Nathan B Forrest. His battle at Brice' Cross Roads was a perfect example of early blitz warfare. He was arguably the most talented cavalry commander of the modern era and I can't help but imagine him under the organization of a Von Moltke or Walter Model. Most overrated was probably William Tecumseh ...
How did pikemen battle cavalry? | History Forum
网页Sep 24, 2013. Last edited: Sep 24, 2013. #2. When the age of pike began armies tended to deploy with the infantry in a line at the centre of the army and the cavalry on the flanks. The cavalry on each flank would charge each other and ideally the winning cavalry would chase off the opposing cavalry and then fall upon the rear of the enemy ...
Slickest/most talented Roman battlefield tacticians in history?
网页Aug 20, 2017. #4. Lucullus has the greatest Roman win every at Tigrancerta, allegedly defeating about 250,000 including 40,000 heavy cavalry with two legions and some auxilia. He used a very brazen flanking manuever. Ceasar's conduct at the field battle of Alesia, using Roman infantry and German infantry in support to defeat much great numbers ...
Top 10 Macedonian-Greek Generals of the Hellenistic Era (323 BCE …
网页2023年8月16日 · Rishav said: Eumenes was far from being the brightest general especially when thrown against the likes of men like antigonous. His greatest victory was against krateros where he interestingly enough made use of double envelopement which seems to have been inspired by Alexander's use of double envelopement at hydaspes.
Lee and Longstreet at Gettysburg - a theory | History Forum
网页Jun 5, 2023. #1. The bad relations between Lee and Longstreet at Gettysburg are well known. These two soldiers, who usually got along so well with each other, disagreed throughout the Battle of Gettysburg. Lee usually gave his corps commanders wide operational latitude, but at Gettysburg he micromanaged Longstreet, and the …
The Spartan defeat at Leuktra and the Theban wedge.
网页The Spartan loss at Leuktra was not the first time the Spartans had suffered defeat and not the end of Spartan success on the battlefield, but it was definitely a nail in the coffin of Spartan military hegemony. One of several aspects of the battle that interest me is Epaminondas' use of a 'wedge' or echelon formation, the protruding columns ...
Lemuria, Atlantis, The Naacals, and the Illuminati - Opinions?
网页2015年4月13日 · The alleged 13 families of the upper echelon in the Illuminati. These families are alleged to be Martians do to their craving of money and power (the Martians were a male species, so they didn't have emotions but were highly intelligent, while the Lemurians/Humans were a female species, so they had more emotions.)