Heavy infantry
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Heavy infantry consisted of heavily armed and armoured infantrymen who were trained to mount frontal assaults and/or anchor the defensive center of a battle line. This differentiated them from light i
Heavy infantry hoplites of Ancient Greece in phalanx formation
Probable depiction of a Spartan army hoplite (Vix crater, c. 500 BC)
Re-enactors depicting Roman legionaries wearing the lorica segmentata, 1st–3rd century. Other equipment in view include the galea (helmet), pilum (spear) and scutum (shield)
Painting of a Landsknecht in Peleș Castle
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Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight
Heavy infantry
…Heavy infantry consisted of heavily armed and armoured infantrymen who were trained to mount frontal assaults and/or anchor the defensive center of a battle line. This differentiated them from light infantry who were…
United States Army infantry in Iraq, December 2010
Various infantry of the 17th through 18th century (halberdier, arquebusier, pikeman, and mix of musketeers and grenadiers) of Duchy of Württemberg
Infantry of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army boarding an M2 Bradley IFV in Iraq in 2006
A Spanish tercio at the 1643 Battle of Rocroi