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Noun Concept
Categories: Infantry, Tactical formations of the Napoleonic Wars, Cavalry, Tactical formations
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infantry square  Breaking the square  Cavalry square  hollow square  square
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An infantry square, also known as a hollow square, was a historic close order formation used in combat by infantry units, usually when threatened with cavalry attack. Wikipedia
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An infantry square, also known as a hollow square, was a historic close order formation used in combat by infantry units, usually when threatened with cavalry attack. Wikipedia
A military tactic used by infantry when threatened by cavalry Wikipedia Disambiguation
Combat formation of infantry Wikidata
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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infantry square
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infantry square
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Breaking the square, Cavalry square, hollow square, square (formation), square formation
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hollow square

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