The anvil-and-hammer tactic depends on disciplined coordination between phalanx and cavalry: the phalanx pins the enemy while cavalry strikes from behind.
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The anvil-and-hammer tactic depends on disciplined coordination between phalanx and cavalry: the phalanx pins the enemy while cavalry strikes from behind.
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Philip's controversial reform was to turn the army into a meritocracy by making noble cavalry and common infantry equal in promotion according to battlefield performance.
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"...different land forces. Right? There's a phalanx. And then there's a cavalry. And they do their own thing. Okay? But with discipline, you can..."
"...that he did that was extremely controversial was he made the cavalry, which was full of nobility, equal to the infantry, which was made..."
"...that the two armies meet, and then Hannibal will send his cavalry on the wings. And then they will envelop the Roman army, and..."
"Reconquering in advance with the cavalry. Similarly, the enemy's cavalry was in front of his main body, Aaronus Tarquin, the king's son, in command...."
"...different sections of your army get special privileges okay usually the cavalry because these are aristocrats they get all the privileges and everyone else..."
"...it's called the anvil and then what will happen is your cavalry will sweep in from behind to smash the enemy cavalry it's called..."
"...the infantry locks you in place you can't escape then the cavalry comes in and smashes you apart okay the anvil and the hammer..."
"...And as the coalition tries to muster the right flank, the cavalry will come in and split the coalition into two, forcing them to..."
"...escape. The problem, though, is that in Russia he's lost his cavalry. He no longer has cavalry in battle, okay? So there's a huge..."
"...democracy. Macedonia, where Alexander the Great is from, it was a cavalry -based, army, and because only the nobility could afford horses, it was..."
"...professional soldiers that must be supported by the economy. This is cavalry, the Roman cavalry. And obviously, these are nobility because only they can..."
"...are using spears and pikes to gather, okay? They also have cavalry as well. So the problem for the Europeans is how do you..."
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