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In the Napoleonic era, when two armies fought, they fought in long lines. What about when two squads/companies/battalions fought? Would those fights be smaller versions of the big battles, or were there tactics unique to small unit encounters?

by /u/AccomplishedBuffalo5 in /r/AskHistorians

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