Light infantry
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Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history. They have a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry.
Painting of jägers of the Electorate of Hesse
Agrianian peltast, c. 4th century BC
The pioneer company of the Imperial German Army's 27th Jäger Battalion returning from a parade in Liepāja, 1917
The Georgian Land Forces' 23rd Light Infantry Battalion on joint military exercise with US Marines, 2005
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
Light infantry
…refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history. They have a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry. Historically, light infantry often fought as scouts, raiders, and skirmishers. These are loose formations that fight ahead of the…
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