Examples of using "الكتائب" in a sentence and their english translations:
wooded areas and attack isolated pockets of auxiliary foragers so Caesar ordered them
Having rushed to join the battle, the Macedonian phalanx sacrificed its cohesion
As the maniples and cavalry closed in, most of the Macedonian phalanx were caught with
So for manoeuvre and attack, battalions usually formed a ‘column of divisions’.
The remaining 8000 phalanxes lagged behind and were yet to form in battle order,
Worse, as the Macedonian push continued, Philip’s remaining phalanx formations started
With half of his phalanx units, around 8000-strong,
right to advance towards the incoming enemy. He personally joined the attack, wanting to strike
Hannibal, meanwhile, took the initiative and dispatched his Numidians across the river
Deployed in the center was the Macedonian phalanx, armed with 4-6m long sarissas.
The Phalanx in the center also fell back, keeping contact with Philip on the right.
the deep phalanx formation drove back the Romans. The wall of sarissas cracked open the frontal rows
Despite at first being reluctant to commit his phalangites into the broken, hilly terrain, Philip
of the maniples, with many of the fallen trampled to death by the advancing block of phalangites.