Infantry

The infantry revolution was the concept of large armies of marching foot soldiers. Eventually most of Europe would create infantry armies so they can defend themselves from constant warfare. Because political fragmentation created hothouse conditions for innovation, the infantry revolution gradually transitioned into the gunpowder revolution in the 15th century. A significant European innovation…

When Julius Caesar rule the Ancient Rome, swords were commonly not used only in the army, but also by civilians to protect themselves. Which had lead to death of Caesar because senators bought daggers to the congress secretly. In addition, the civilized armor and weapons of the Roman army had lead to Pax Romana, which means “the success of the Rome”. Individual Roman soldiers bought weapons with their money and carried a variety of weapons for different circumstances. In hand to hand combat…

The 442nd regimental combat team, also known as the 100th infantry battalion was a military unit made up of all Japanese Americans. Nisei another name for Americans with Japanese ancestry were highly discriminated against after the infamous event, Pearl harbor occurred. Many Nisei were put into internment camps for what was said at the time for National security. Colonel Pettigrew was determined to put these Japanese Americans into a unit, however it took him till 1942 to get the go-ahead. It…

York. In 1988 McVeigh seeking a more fulfilling career enlisted in the United States Army. It was during his 13-week infantry training in Fort Benning, Georgia he would meet Terry Lynn Nichols. McVeigh and Nichols would later experiment on making explosives that were used on the Murrah Federal Building. Assigned to the First Infantry Division, Second Battalion, Sixteenth Infantry, McVeigh was reliable and determined soldier; it seemed he had found his true calling. His hard work and dedication…

that the Greeks were so great, but really the Persians had a bigger navy, a bigger army, and a less non-existent air force. So in other words, the Persians were pretty much superior numbers-wise. Greeks only had heavy infantry, whereas the Persians had heavy infantry, light infantry, cavalry, (It was a big thing at the time) and archers. The Greeks had this giant decorative helmet for scaring the other side off, that a blacksmith specially made for them, a totally muscly chest plate that a…

newlyweds were torn apart and thrust into a new way of life. They had no idea how much these fifteen weeks would impact the rest of their lives. They had no idea that this brand new would lead them down a path to a wonderful exciting future. The infantry basic life consists of long days and short nights for new recruits. By 4:00 A.M. they are up and ready to face the day. The recruits have physical training (P.T.) at 4:30. P.T. was two hours of push-ups, mountain climbers, jumping jacks, and…

This paper will list the priority for the propose distribution plan for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. The JLTV will only replace one-third of the current Humvees fleet, which is 106. According to the Force Management System website (FMSWeb), the brigade has three different nomenclatures of Humvees totally 352, which only 46 Humvees are armored. 1st Priority – Cavalry Squadron The first distribution priority for the JLTV is the Cavalry Squadron…

Article 1- Ancient Chinese Military China’s military is one of the oldest ones in the world. To start, early chinese armies were made up of peasants with bows, spears, and stone maces. The Xia(2200 BCE-1600 BCE) developed massive infantry based armies and navies who battled mainly for the control of the rivers. They were the first to use the chariots and copper weapons. At first, the chariot was used by the nomads as a way to travel vast distances. However, over time, China started to develop…

eventually win the battle, but at a high cost of men lost to death, capture, and or missing in action. General Sir W Penn Symons was in command of 4,000 British soldiers stationed at Dundee, which consisted of 600 mounted men, 18th Hussars and Mounted Infantry, with eighteen field guns and a machine gun. General Symons position in Dundee was at the base Talana Hill and Dundee Hill, which put him at a tactical disadvantage if attacked. This tactical disadvantage was not lost to the Boers…

By creating a positive barrier between his Infantry and the enemy, it allowed for his men to deliver more accurate and deliberate fire at a greater pace and potentially avoiding every engaging in hand to hand combat. By using terrain to support the rifle fire, Marshal de Saxe effectively multiplied his armies effectiveness against the enemy without risking control of the battlefield that comes with hand to hand combat and battle lines mixing. His ideas and tactics found within Reveries on the…