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  1. Military Career of Alexander the Great, Start to Finish

    Jul 11, 2022 · The Macedonian infantry was good; that asks too much. We also see nothing of the sort under Alexander afterwards - attacks en echelon being a quite different animal. Alexander may well …

  2. The Spartan defeat at Leuktra and the Theban wedge.

    Aug 3, 2013 · One of several aspects of the battle that interest me is Epaminondas' use of a 'wedge' or echelon formation, the protruding columns arrayed 50 shields deep, this proved devastatingly …

  3. Frederick the Greats - Oblique order and tactics - History Forum

    Dec 7, 2018 · Alexander the Great also used Echelon formation at Gaugamela, according to our sources. Alexander also mixed his light cavalry of flank-guards with infantry in that battle.

  4. Artori Fortun Arthur | Page 2 | History Forum

    Well, it wasn't a long time I had joined Historum and I offered my theory about Arthur [who hasn't got a theory about Arthur?]. In good substance, starting...

  5. Maritime History of Africa | History Forum

    Jun 13, 2014 · somalis were very good sailors in ancient times,and they were able to reach india and trade with china during the Ajuuraan sultanate The somali nave was also able to defeat the …

  6. Military History | Page 5 | History Forum

    Jan 24, 2023 · Military History / War History / Warfare / Tactics / Military Technology

  7. A 'balanced perspective' | History Forum

    Nov 2, 2009 · Just made me wonder are human beings truly capable of giving a "balanced perspective"? What does that even mean? If you were to take into account all perspectives to be able to give a final …

  8. WW2 restored tanks and planes | History Forum

    Aug 11, 2020 · Since there are many a thread about the better (best) tanks or planes of ww2, I thought these 2 videos quite interesting... I make no judgment on the quality of the machines, but it is quite …

  9. German Blitzkrieg VS Soviet Deep battle Theory? - History Forum

    Oct 2, 2013 · To hold with the first echelon until a counterattack could be prepared remained the whole basis of the initial Soviet strategy. A reserve front of four armies created on the third day of the …

  10. Alan Gua - "the Mother of Mongol" was turkic? | History Forum

    Oct 9, 2018 · So, recently I founded out that my tribe of Khori-Buryats could actually be of turkic origins. Alan Gua was a daughter of Khorilardei-Mergen, the procegnitor of Khori tribe. So, their old self …