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Infantry and Pike square

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Difference between Infantry and Pike square

Infantry vs. Pike square

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces. The pike square (Gevierthaufen or Gewalthaufen, meaning crowd of force) was a military tactic developed by the Swiss Confederacy during the 15th century for use by its infantry.

Similarities between Infantry and Pike square

Infantry and Pike square have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Battle cry, Bayonet, Cavalry, Combined arms, Crossbow, Heavy cavalry, Hundred Years' War, Infantry square, Knight, Middle Ages.

Battle cry

A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same combatant group.

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Bayonet

A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a knife, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit on the end of a rifles muzzle, allowing it to be used as a pike.

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Cavalry

Cavalry (from the French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback.

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Combined arms

Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different combat arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects (for example, using infantry and armor in an urban environment, where one supports the other, or both support each other).

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Crossbow

A crossbow is a type of ranged weapon based on the bow and consisting of a horizontal bow-like assembly mounted on a frame which is handheld in a similar fashion to the stock of a gun.

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Heavy cavalry

Heavy cavalry is a class of cavalry whose primary role was to engage in direct combat with enemy forces, and are heavily armed and armoured compared to light cavalry.

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Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France.

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Infantry square

Historically an infantry square, also known as a hollow square, is a combat formation an infantry unit forms in close order usually when threatened with cavalry attack.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch, bishop or other political leader for service to the monarch or a Christian Church, especially in a military capacity.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Infantry and Pike square Comparison

Infantry has 231 relations, while Pike square has 37. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 3.73% = 10 / (231 + 37).

References

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