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How did the actual melee fighting technique of armored knights and men-at-arms in the front ranks of battles in the high middle ages differ from the techniques used by ancients fighting in a spear and shield phalanx?

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What role did pike phalanxes play in late 16th and 17th century warfare?

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In 18th-19th century line infantry combat, how were the ranks/organization of the lines on the battlefield decided?

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How did the actual melee fighting technique of armored knights and men-at-arms in the front ranks of battles in the high middle ages differ from the techniques used by ancients fighting in a spear and shield phalanx?	156
What role did pike phalanxes play in late 16th and 17th century warfare?	9
In 18th-19th century line infantry combat, how were the ranks/organization of the lines on the battlefield decided?	8