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Were bayonet charges like Joshua Chamberlain's ordered with a "fix bayonets" command? With little knowledge on the subject it seems to me that in open field battles, bayonets would just be attached by default. Is this a dramatic flair in history or something intentional?

by /u/PM_Me_Your_Grain in /r/AskHistorians

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