Examples of infantry in the following topics:
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- In his first battle in Asia, at Granicus, Alexander used only a small part of his forces--perhaps 13,000 infantry with 5,000 cavalry--against a much larger Persian force of 40,000.
- By contrast, the Persian infantry was stationed behind its cavalry.
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- However, the infantry rejected this arrangement.
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- There were two subdivisions of the military: the infantry (foot soldiers) and the chariot warriors.
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- The game of Chess also likely originated during
this period, where its early form, Chaturanga,
contained game pieces for infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots, which
would each evolve into the modern pawn, knight, rook, and bishop, respectively.
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- However, the infantry rejected this arrangement since they had been excluded from the discussion.
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- In the interim between conflicts, Philip focused on strengthening
his army and his overall position domestically, introducing the phalanx
infantry corps and arming them with long spears called sarissas.
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- According to scholars, the empire wielded 600,000
infantry, 30,000 cavalry and 9,000 war elephants, while a vast espionage system
collected intelligence for both internal and external security purposes.
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- Although the numbers on each side were probably about equal, William had both cavalry and infantry, including many archers, while Harold had only foot soldiers and few archers.
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- While the chariot remained in use, there was a shift during the period to infantry, possibly because of the invention of the crossbow.
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- The crossbow was invented, and its low cost and easy use (as compared to the expensive chariot) resulted in the increased conscription of peasants as expandable infantry.