7 sentences with 'infantry'

Example sentences and phrases with the word infantry and other words derived from it.

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« Tactically, most were infantry who fought with spears and swords and were lightly armed. »
« The Phoenicians formed the navy, the Medes the cavalry, the Mesopotamians the infantry, and so on. »
« Philip II also reorganised the infantry into a new type of phalanx that used longer spears than the traditional hoplites; »
« Mass conscription allowed the French to develop permanent divisions and corps, each combining infantry, cavalry, artillery and support services. »
« Philip II was the first Macedonian king to insist on the instruction and training of his infantry, and the combination of his improved phalanx and cavalry proved unstoppable. »
« The 1860s saw the development of the first breech-loading weapons, which first came into widespread use in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, in which Prussian infantry completely overwhelmed Austrian soldiers armed with older muskets. »
« During the Augustan period, each legion consisted of 5,400 infantry and 120 cavalry, along with hundreds of specialists such as engineers, arrow makers and blacksmiths who enabled the legion to operate independently as they travelled. »

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