Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . for bat-tle known to the Greeks, such as arefusal of the right or left wing andvarious forms of columns and of attack were of later were made in measured stepto the sound of fifes. The cadencedstep was essential to preserve order in aphalanx with twelve-foot pikes. The pike was practicallythe only weapon used so long as the phalanx held foremost ranks protended their
Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . for bat-tle known to the Greeks, such as arefusal of the right or left wing andvarious forms of columns and of attack were of later were made in measured stepto the sound of fifes. The cadencedstep was essential to preserve order in aphalanx with twelve-foot pikes. The pike was practicallythe only weapon used so long as the phalanx held foremost ranks protended their pikes; the rear ranksleaned them forward on the shoulders of their leaders tobreak the flight of arrows, or held them erect. The psiloi, peltasts and horse were set up and employed inmany fashions. The psiloi never came toclose quarters ; the peltasts often did cavalry did not improve much. Butthe Greeks recognized the uselessness oftoo great a depth, — such as the Spartanshad had, — and the horse was formed iniles of files four deep and of a conven-ient length of rank. If the iles were oc- ° casionaUy formed deeper, only the first four ranks attacked; Swor< POSITION OF THE VARIOUS ARMS. 67 the balance remained for the moment in reserve. The inter-vals between iles were greater than those in the of the Thracian and Thessa-lian and other semi-nomad horse O 0 o was wont to form in wedge and oooo. rhomboid, or lozenge columns for o!IIIIo°o a charge. ooooooooooo The phalanx, as the nucleus, _,„. „„,„„„ooooo^- PHYLAn£S- occupied the centre. The light o o»»o o » o o»o troops might be on the flanks, o o o»»o o o in front, in the intervals, in the o <.<. o o» rear, according as the demand was „ o o for protection to front or flanks, •uracos „ 1 ,• • •! ,1 Thessalian Lozenge. or lor shooting missiles over the heads of the phalanx. Small bodies of psiloi often accom-panied the cavalry. They were so active as to be abl
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