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units remain out of action. The idea is for the enemy to attack the exposed flanks of the foremost unit, but the units immediately echeloned behind the foremost unit would then push forward taking the flankers themselves in the flank. If the echeloned unit is being attacked in turn, the unit behind it would move forward to again attack the flanks of the would be flankers. In theory a cascade of such engagements could occur all along the line for as many units as there were in echelon. In practise, that almost never happened since most enemy commanders saw it for what it was and so resisted the temptation of the initial easy flanking attack.
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in which one wing was massively reinforced, creating a local superiority in numbers that could obliterate that part of the enemy line that it was sent against. The weaker echeloned units was sufficient to fix the greater portion of the enemy troops into inaction. With the battle on the wing won, the
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may be adopted. That can take different forms with either equally strong "divisions" or a massively reinforced wing or centre supported by smaller formations in step behind it (forming either a staircase like, or arrow like arrangement). When the foremost unit engages with the enemy the echeloned
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which ran from the North Sea to the Alps. Attacking such positions would be expensive in casualties and more than likely lead to stalemate. Flanking attacks into areas outside the main zone of contention might be attempted to break the stalemates.
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that allowed him to chase off the Roman cavalry and complete the encirclement of the Roman legions. With equally-matched cavalry, commanders have been content to allow inaction, with the cavalry of both sides preventing the other from action.
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2832:Encirclement
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2757:World War II
2753:Nazi Germany
2751:surrounding
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2703:Please help
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2094:Fifth column
2074:War resister
2069:Women in war
1964:Peacekeeping
1909:Arms control
1854:
1543:Mobilization
1538:Conscription
1496:Intelligence
1449:Organization
1090:
1019:Encirclement
899:Radiological
835:Conventional
689:Subterranean
596:Development:
595:
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459:Naval units:
458:
451:Signal corps
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396:Intelligence
381:Specialties:
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305:Organization
256:Early modern
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119:January 2013
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61:Please help
56:verification
53:
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2613:Winter Line
2394:Culp's Hill
2369:skirmishers
2264:Maneuvering
2079:War studies
1902:Non-warfare
1830:Appeasement
1795:Martial law
1634:War economy
1573:Transgender
1526:Recruitment
1286:Containment
1171:Culminating
1151:Anti-access
1074:Operational
994:Envelopment
937:Air assault
818:Air cavalry
778:Air defence
758:Information
659:Cold-region
624:Battlespace
573:Historical:
419:Land units:
345:Space force
340:Coast guard
273:Late modern
234:Prehistoric
174:operational
2880:Categories
2838:References
2820:Battleplan
2792:proxy wars
2721:April 2015
2654:landings.
2650:, and the
2617:Tyrrhenian
2611:'s German
2568:April 2015
2428:Formations
2418:Hougoumont
2270:pre-modern
2250:formations
2139:War crimes
2129:Operations
2036:Foot drill
2006:Battle cry
1919:deterrence
1578:Harassment
1553:Specialism
1376:Technology
1371:Succession
1316:Liberation
1251:Asymmetric
1186:Empty fort
1092:Blitzkrieg
1061:Withdrawal
1024:Investment
803:Camouflage
798:Biological
736:Underwater
711:Amphibious
630:Aerospace
497:Air units:
474:Submarines
283:fourth-gen
278:industrial
266:napoleonic
89:newspapers
2862:Herodotus
2745:strategic
2692:does not
2648:Gallipoli
2539:does not
2514:gunpowder
2459:Miltiades
2414:Papelotte
2365:Agincourt
2325:commander
2260:support.
2254:Gaugamela
2209:to avoid
2026:War novel
1929:Grey-zone
1889:War games
1850:Overmatch
1800:War crime
1750:Desertion
1740:Ceasefire
1735:Armistice
1622:Logistics
1600:Mercenary
1588:Volunteer
1519:Personnel
1491:Engineers
1436:Sociology
1391:World war
1386:Total war
1366:Strategic
1356:Religious
1341:Political
1336:Perpetual
1311:Irregular
1226:Offensive
1201:Defensive
1196:Deception
1156:Attrition
1004:Guerrilla
999:Formation
942:Airbridge
874:Loitering
788:Artillery
441:Artillery
391:Engineers
359:Irregular
330:Air force
178:strategic
2813:See also
2784:Cold War
2667:Carthage
2652:Normandy
2463:Athenian
2446:infantry
2386:garrison
2349:Hannibal
2341:Spartans
2292:such as
2282:infantry
2278:chariots
2234:Hannibal
2041:War song
2016:War film
1649:Materiel
1568:Children
1548:Training
1486:Medicine
1471:Doctrine
1426:Training
1361:Resource
1346:Princely
1296:Economic
1281:Conquest
1276:Colonial
1271:Cold war
1256:Blockade
1136:Strategy
1108:Maneuver
869:Infantry
825:Chemical
679:Mountain
639:Airborne
502:Fighters
469:Warships
424:Infantry
350:Reserves
298:Military
18:Outflank
2713:removed
2698:sources
2560:removed
2545:sources
2510:squares
2479:hoplite
2475:Tegeans
2442:cavalry
2361:Henry V
2351:at the
2343:at the
2331:Terrain
2308:Defense
2274:cavalry
2258:cavalry
2154:Writers
2149:Weapons
2114:Battles
2063:Related
2051:Wargame
2046:Uniform
1994:Culture
1775:Perfidy
1770:Justice
1691:Science
1676:Outpost
1629:History
1609:Warrior
1605:Soldier
1593:foreign
1531:counter
1431:Service
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