Infantry Vs Cavalry
An effective formation to counter cavalry attacks, was to line up the whole regiment into one huge battalion of six lines.
The first two lines consisted of musketeers, the second two of pikemen and the last two musketeers. In this formation, the Major was in charge of the center, the Överstelöjtnant the left wing and the Överste the right wing.
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“To fight aloud is very brave,
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—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)