Mar 6, 2015 · Echelon. The echelon formation is used when the unit wants to maintain security or observation of one flank and enemy contact is unlikely. In the company echelon formation (left …

Sep 18, 2024 · I was thinking. When we get to the upper echelon, like the top 20 ( at the end of the project i mean), this will become just another clash among the greatest generals.

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 …

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 …

Sep 4, 2024 · At the same time, Dohna's infantry was to move up on Kanitz' right in echelon to attack the Russian left, as well as relieve his comrade. However, the commander of the …

Sep 10, 2024 · The most important innovation of the Second Punic War was the echelon tactics, far and away.

Sep 14, 2024 · Such a general is a great subcommander but should never be considered in the top echelon of generals. Richard Gabriel correctly points out that his style of leading from the …

Jun 28, 2020 · Most overrated was probably William Tecumseh Sherman. Don't get me wrong, Sherman was a great general, but around a lot of circles he is treated like the god of war. …

Feb 28, 2025 · Echelon describes the shape of a formation. Mutual supporting distance refers to the size of a formation, ie, how far apart the component units are from each other. The idea of …

Dec 7, 2010 · After his hospitalisation, Milligan drifted through a number of rear-echelon military jobs in Italy, eventually becoming a full-time entertainer. ... His book about his wartime …