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- In ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a type of shield wall formation commonly used by the Roman legions during battles, particularly...9 KB (1,168 words) - 07:57, 1 August 2024
- testudo formation and skirmishers. Tactical formations include: Formation flying Box Coil: Similar to the Herringbone formation, the coil formation allows...3 KB (312 words) - 04:58, 18 December 2023
- party Testudo (mascot), the mascot of University of Maryland, College Park Testudo (genus), a genus in the tortoise family of turtles Testudo formation, a...1 KB (164 words) - 11:40, 1 January 2021
- Military organization (redirect from Formation (military))disposition of troops and weapons. Examples of formation in such usage include pakfront, panzerkeil, testudo formation, etc. A typical unit is a homogeneous military...36 KB (2,609 words) - 15:04, 16 August 2024
- Galápagos tortoise (redirect from Testudo elephantopus)dubium) Testudo porteri Rothschild, 1903 C. n. vicina Testudo microphyes Günther, 1875 Testudo vicina Günther, 1875 Testudo güntheri Baur, 1889 Testudo macrophyes...131 KB (14,337 words) - 18:49, 3 August 2024
- in the Aesop's fable Zeus and the Tortoise. Chelone formation, Greek term for Testudo formation Chelone, a genus of sea turtle in the Cheloniidae family...366 bytes (76 words) - 15:22, 28 July 2024
- Shield wall (category Military units and formations of the Middle Ages)an extreme type of shield wall called a testudo formation that covered front, sides and above. In this formation, the outside ranks formed a dense vertical...9 KB (1,198 words) - 17:24, 1 June 2024
- St Nazaire Raid before she exploded. Chemise (wall) Pavise Gabion Testudo formation Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. January 1919. Farrow's military...4 KB (403 words) - 14:39, 5 April 2024
- break the testudo formation and revert to their previous formation. At the command Agmen formate, the legionaries assumed a square formation, which was...139 KB (20,342 words) - 06:58, 10 May 2024
- gradients, which trained men could climb while closely packed together in testudo formation. Various sites have been claimed by local legends, though no suggested...12 KB (1,672 words) - 18:40, 24 August 2024
- formed the testudo formation by locking their shields together to present a nearly-impenetrable front to missiles. However, that formation severely restricted...35 KB (4,413 words) - 17:43, 21 August 2024
- heavier loads. Heavy infantry typically made use of dense battlefield formations, such as shield wall or phalanx, multiplying their effective weight of...11 KB (1,435 words) - 02:51, 18 June 2024
- Infantry square (redirect from Square (formation))large proportion of cavalry. That is not to be confused with the testudo formation, which also resembled a square, but was used for protection against...22 KB (2,704 words) - 03:02, 24 May 2024
- chroniclers mention the use of a "fish-scale formation" of soldiers, which Dubs believed referred to the testudo formation – a Roman phalanx surrounded by shields...10 KB (1,042 words) - 06:19, 15 August 2024
- Phoulkon (category Roman tactical formations)to the use of shield walls in battle, as opposed to the classical testudo formation used in siege warfare. Examples include the Battle of Callinicum,...7 KB (995 words) - 07:07, 26 October 2023
- Marginated tortoise (redirect from Testudo marginata)The marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Greece, Italy, and the Balkans...24 KB (2,376 words) - 03:58, 18 July 2024
- catapults, but without tangible result. The Muslims attempted to use a testudo formation, in which a group of soldiers shielded by a cover of cowhide advanced...76 KB (10,151 words) - 21:55, 16 August 2024
- take Fort St. Michael, first with the help of a manta (similar to a Testudo formation), a small siege engine covered with shields, then by use of a full-blown...41 KB (4,863 words) - 16:36, 30 July 2024
- missiles while defending themselves against those of the enemy with a testudo formation. With his missiles exhausted, Gelderus is forced to sue for peace...33 KB (2,787 words) - 14:40, 2 August 2024
- Vexillationes Limitanei Numeri Maniples Palatini Roman infantry tactics Testudo formation Military equipment Roman military personal equipment Roman siege engines...38 KB (3,375 words) - 09:49, 19 August 2024
- Art, Edinburgh, for his kindness in lending me the typical skeleton of Testudo ephippium of Günther, to compare with the Maltese remains; and my best