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Flanking maneuver
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In military tactics, a flanking maneuver is a movement of an armed force around an enemy force's side, or flank, to achieve an advantageous position over it. Flanking is useful because a force's fight
The Battle of Kirkuk (1733)
The Battle of Kirkuk (1733)
Battle of Marathon
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The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Arta
Flanking maneuver
…against flanking attacks. It was the danger of being flanked by the numerically superior Persians that led Miltiades to lengthen the Athenian line at the Battle of Marathon by decreasing the depth of the centre. The importance of the flank positions led to the practise, which became tradition of placing the best troops on…
Battle of Marathon
1900 depiction of the Battle of Marathon
1900 depiction of the Battle of Marathon
The plain of Marathon today, with pine forest and wetlands.
The plain of Marathon today, with pine forest and wetlands.
Darius I of Persia, as imagined by a Greek painter on the Darius Vase, 4th century BC
Darius I of Persia, as imagined by a Greek painter on the Darius Vase, 4th century BC
Marshlands at Marathon.
Marshlands at Marathon.