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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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WarOutline. Infantry is a specialization of military...
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There were line regiments in the infantry (line infantry),...
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Prussian Infantry attacking in lines during the Battle of...
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WarOutline. Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, irregular infantry, heavy infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry, mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and naval infantry.
There were line regiments in the infantry (line infantry), cavalry, and artillery. They usually made up the main body of an army's strength.
Prussian Infantry attacking in lines during the Battle of Hohenfriedberg. The line formation is a standard tactical formation which was used in early modern warfare. It continued the phalanx formation or shield wall of infantry armed with polearms in use during antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Infantry could be described as line infantry, guards, grenadiers, light infantry or skirmishers, but the roles and arms employed often overlapped between these. Line infantry. Infantry of the line were so named for the dominant line combat formation used to deliver a volume of musket fire.
Adopting a number of practices from the Portuguese military in the 19th century, the Brazilian Army uses the term fuzileiros (fusiliers) to designate the regular line infantry, as opposed to the grenadiers (granadeiros) and the light infantry (caçadores and atiradores).
In contrast to the regular infantry, then referred to as line infantry, their uniform was usually green. Their signal instrument, the hunting horn, is still present on many battalion and company crests to this day. In contrast to the line infantry, which was equipped with bayonets, the light infantry carried a type of hunting dagger, also called Hirschfänger (“deer catcher”), as a sidearm.
