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  • The Battle of the Pyramids
    In Battle of the Pyramids

    …tactical innovation, the massive divisional square.

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  • The Battle of the Pyramids
    In Battle of the Pyramids

    …formed his forces into five squares as he had at Shubrā Khit. These “squares”—actually rectangles with a full brigade forming the front and back lines and half a brigade forming each side—could move or fight in any direction. Each was six ranks of infantry deep on all sides and protected…

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