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  2. Oblique order - Wikipedia

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    The oblique order (also known as the 'declined flank') [1] is a military tactic whereby an attacking army focuses its forces to attack a single enemy flank.The force commander concentrates the majority of their strength on one flank and uses the remainder to fix the enemy line.

  3. List of military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Penetration of the center: This involves exploiting a gap in the enemy line to drive directly to the enemy's command or base.Two ways of accomplishing this are separating enemy forces then using a reserve to exploit the gap (e.g., Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)) or having fast, elite forces smash at a weak spot (or an area where your elites are at their best in striking power) and using reserves ...

  4. List of orders of battle - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).

  5. Battle of Leuthen - Wikipedia

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    Europe in the years after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. Austria is in yellow, and Prussia, with the Province of Silesia, is in purple. Although the Seven Years' War was a global conflict, it acquired a specific intensity in the European theater as a result of the competition between Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great, and Maria Theresa of Austria.

  6. Battle of Leuctra - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Leuctra (Ancient Greek: Λεῦκτρα, Ancient Greek: [lêu̯k.tra]) was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies [2] amidst the post–Corinthian War conflict. The battle took place in the vicinity of Leuctra, a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae. [2]

  7. Battle of Kunersdorf - Wikipedia

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    The terrain complicated battle tactics for both sides, but the Russians and the Austrians, having arrived in the area first, were able to overcome many of its difficulties by strengthening a causeway between two small ponds. They had also devised a solution to Frederick's deadly modus operandi, the oblique order. Although Frederick's troops ...

  8. Battle of Mansfield - Wikipedia

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    Map of Mansfield Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program The battle between Gen. Banks force and that of General Dick Taylor, During the morning, Taylor positioned Mouton's division on the east side of the clearing. Walker's division arrived in the afternoon and formed on Mouton's right.

  9. File:June 1 1794 Order of Battle Map EN.svg - Wikipedia

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    2008-02-11T17:27:20Z Ruhrfisch 631x337 (20700 Bytes) == Summary == {{Information |Description= Map of the position of the ships of the British Royal Navy and the French Navy at the start of their battle on June 1, 1794 |Source= self-made, ship position and wind information is f; Uploaded with derivativeFX