Coonewah Creek
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2018
- Location
- Northern Alabama
Which led to some interesting observations for those commanders clever enough to take advantage of them. In the days of sword and shield, it was natural for the man to the left in line to want to instinctively draw back and to the right somewhat to gain the added protection of the man to his right's shield. This led to battle lines advancing against the enemy would necessarily strike with their right flank first. The more successful commanders took advantage of this fact by massing greater concentration of men on the right to increase the "shock" value as the lines closed, right to left down the attacker's line.Mass formations had been in use since ancient times.